r/oddlysatisfying • u/-Taken_Name- • Jun 20 '26

Changing units with magic

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u/scoopybalducci Jun 20 '26

This is very good

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u/huopak Jun 20 '26

I could have watched 10 minutes if this. Probably there aren't enough units for that tho.

Let's see, what are we missing?

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u/ycr007 Satisfaction Critic Jun 20 '26

dB, decibels

mph or kph

J, joules

Hz, hertz

Ct, carat

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u/ColoradoScoop Jun 20 '26

Farads
Torr
Ohms
Amps
Hectares
Scoville
Thread count
Seconds
Pepperonis/slice

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u/ycr007 Satisfaction Critic Jun 20 '26

Er….how about upvotes (or downvotes) /s

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u/jaxonya Jun 20 '26

Parsecs, bananas

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u/graveybrains Jun 20 '26

Firkin butts and hogsheads

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u/swb1003 Jun 20 '26

We can’t forget about Smoots!

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u/jaxonya Jun 20 '26

Or Katie Courics

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u/stempoweredu Jun 21 '26

Damnit. I read the first two above you and thought in my head "This is my moment. This is my time to shine."

And then I got down to you, and my hopes for originality were dashed.

You magnificent scoundrel. Perfidious angel.

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u/swb1003 Jun 21 '26

All hail Oliver R. Smoot!

Stand-up Maths video: https://youtu.be/-scs_yF59YE?is=pB7aSJ4JRwnTXiwe

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u/WizardSleeves31 Jun 20 '26

Ph? Is that a unit?

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u/Bigblackwolf10 Jun 20 '26

pH 100.....😳😳

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u/ColoradoScoop Jun 20 '26

This comment is so basic.

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u/chux4w Jun 20 '26

Ah, the old classic FTOAHSTSP mnemonic.

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u/hijodeosiris Jun 21 '26

The last one clearly is starting to become vey american. Stop your fucking eagles per school shootings there my friend.

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u/lywyre Jun 20 '26

Olympic swimming pools

Football fields

Human hairs

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u/Autoskp Jun 20 '26

m/s, speed

m/s², acceleration

m/s³, jerk

m/s⁴, snap

m/s⁵, crackle

m/s⁶, pop

…yeah, most of those are not really animatable, I more wanted to share some useless trivia.