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drillsteps5yesterday at 4:26 PM1 replyview on HN

The problem is with the "hours" part. Which, not accidentally, is not even part of the SI.


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schiffernyesterday at 5:10 PM

In the official BIPM brochure, hours are technically classified as "Non-SI units accepted for use with SI." This puts them in the same category as liters, hectares, tonnes, decibels, etc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-SI_units_mentioned_in_the_...

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