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The UK magazine New Scientist has been collecting occurrences of strange units in newspapers for years, and people often write in with new ones. https://www.ne
by cormullion 4y ago
The UK magazine New Scientist has been collecting occurrences of strange units in newspapers for years, and people often write in with new ones.
https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg18725070-900-incompatible-units/ https://www.newscientist.com/letter/mg18725070-900-incompati...
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-700-the-race-to-make-the-first-feature-film-in-space-is-heating-up/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25133562-700-the-race...
I also remember length "measured in worms laid end to end", and volume "measured in cups of tea".