> Also, some people have taken to using the "iPod index" or really any uniform product that is widely available and standardized. I also remember seeing someth

> Also, some people have taken to using the "iPod index" or really any uniform product that is widely available and standardized. I also remember seeing something similar using the average cost of a pint of beer as a percentage of an average soldier's wages. Specifically, I remember people using it to compare the economies of fantasy worlds to our own.