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Do the French still use the cgi system (centimetre, gramme second) as opposed to the MKS (metre, kilogramme, second) system?
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Random google: https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Kilogram
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Originally the gram was going to be the base unit, but due to historical reasons regarding an artifact used to define the kilogram, the kilogram was chosen as the SI base unit for mass.
"They made a decision, cast the decision in platinum-iridium and then they were stuck with it.
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It always hurt me a little that the si unit for mass is kg. Why not call it g?
And if the unit for velociy were called "whizz", then momentum would be...
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It always hurt me a little that the si unit for mass is kg. Why not call it g?