Re: Confused
"A kilogram is not the basic unit of mass/weight, the gram is, with a kilogram being equal to 1000 grams."
The cgs system was replaced by the SI system quite a long time ago - I was just at the end of using cgs in schools.
The kilogram has been the standard mass unit since the standard kilogram mass was made and placed in Paris. It's just an unfortunate bit of history; the gramme was too small a unit to be useful for standardisation, just as the dyne and the erg gave rather awkward powers of 10 for everyday measurements.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
