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# Weight

George
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I currently weigh approximately 721 N.

Weight is a force and therefore should be measured in newtons, not kilos! It also varies from place to place on Earth – so strictly speaking I should say that my current weight is approximately 721 N in London, where the acceleration due to gravity, I believe, is 9.81183 m s−2.

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Sophie

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At the moment, it is about 275 K in Ilford, Greater London.

Nothing wrong with measuring temperatures in kelvins, I hope?

George
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It is probably even snowing heavily in other parts of the UK – or will be before the end of the weekend. In such treacherous conditions, it is of paramount importance for motorists to drive carefully – with speeds not exceeding 9 m s−1 in built-up areas.

There is definitely nothing wrong with measuring speeds in metres per second.

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Dave

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In the Premier League match between Arsenal and Liverpool on Friday, with twenty minutes to go, Roberto Firmino’s shot appeared to be saved by Petr Čech – only for the ball to be deflected through $\tfrac{\pi}2$ radians before bouncing into the net.

There is nothing wrong with measuring angles in radians.

George
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I have put on a small amount of weight; I am now weighing just a tad under 740 N in Walthamstow, London.

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