alt Hacker NewsMy big question is why didn’t we just say the speed of light is exactly 300,000 meters per seconds when we redefined the foot.
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amelius • yesterday at 11:01 PM
Might as well use Planck units then.
labcomputer • yesterday at 10:52 PM
Because then the distance between earth's pole and equator would no longer be 10,000 km.
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Speed of light in what?
I presume you mean in a vacuum. You could have only gotten that particular answer if you had redefined the meter as well in a fairly substantial way and I suspect a lot of people would have been upset if you attempted that.