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Those are/were real units https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit) https://en.wi
by chucksta 4y ago
Those are/were real units
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit)
- kelseyfrog 4y agoAre there, by chance, any fake units that exist?
- buttocks 4y agoI’m fond of the shit ton. The Canadian metric equivalent is the metric crap tonne.
- dwighttk 4y agoButtload is not fake however
- thedrbrian 4y agoUs brits have “shed load”
- cwillu 4y agoThe shit tonne and the fuck load come to mind.
- selimthegrim 4y agoF**stick?
- AaronM 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_meas...
- ars 4y agoYes, the smoot
- gostsamo 4y agoDoes the Register's measurement converter count? https://www.theregister.com/Design/page/reg-standards-converter.html https://www.theregister.com/Design/page/reg-standards-conver...
- quantified 4y agoThat's why it's Grandpa and funny.
- Sebb767 4y agoSo his car takes roughly 300l to move 200m in SI units, or 45000l/100km.