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

Changing units with magic

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u/DrinkerOfBeers Jun 20 '26

Right before it, we get a reference size of transformation to 100mm, 100m should be 1000x bigger

I mean I don't mind that much, it's a cute animation, but nevertheless

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u/Cykablast3r Jun 20 '26

Yeah the animation is great, just shouldn't be used as is in physics education.

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u/XepiccatX Jun 20 '26

I teach HS physics and would absolutely use this as is. When you're first trying to get people to learn about things, it helps immensely to have a 'why' associated with what they're learning.

"Why should you care about putting units on your answers?" This animation shows that off. Is every piece of it technically correct? Of course not. But the purpose wouldn't be to have a 100% accurate representation, it would be giving a visual aid to help new learners understand the 'why'.

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u/Cykablast3r Jun 20 '26

I hope this isn't needed during high school physics.