Why you should always write down units

An artist's depiction of the Mars Orbiter actually orbiting Mars.

You’re probably calculating everything in MKS units (meters, kilograms and seconds) and I could probably guess what units you are using, but if you neglect to actually write down the units explicitly then

  1. You’re giving up a chance to catch algebra errors, and
  2. This could happen to you, causing international embarrassment.

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