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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measu... is one of the most entertaini

• oasisbob 5y ago
  If you like that, make sure you check out the `definitions.units` file from GNU Units. Many informative and entertaining rants to be found there: https://fossies.org/linux/units/definitions.units https://fossies.org/linux/units/definitions.units
  • Rayhem 5y ago
    I had a hand in fixing this to properly handle Gaussian EM units! It took a bit of doing to make grams^0.5 viable...
• yesenadam 5y ago
  Am in Sydney, never heard of the supposed Sydharb before now. Olympic swimming pools is very common though. As are the more informal crap-ton and shit-load.
• alanbernstein 5y ago
  One of the entries is the rack unit, 1.75 inches, or 1U, amusingly.