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iiv on May 22, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: How Many Objects Can Be Juggled (1997)

Also, he wrote:

"g = acceleration due to gravity = 9.81 m/s^-2"

m/s^-2 is not the correct unit for acceleration.

mark_edward on May 23, 2018 [–]

Yes it is. That's the SI unit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleration

jcranmer on May 23, 2018 | | [–]

The text was "m/s^-2" (i.e., "m·s²") not "m/s^2".

iiv on May 23, 2018 | | [–]

No it isn't. That's not the SI unit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acceleration

TIP: Look closer =)

mark_edward on May 23, 2018 | | [–]

Oops, thanks, guess I have mental autocorrect turned on

iiv on May 24, 2018 | | [–]

Haha, no problem. It's easy to miss =)

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