studiot Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) This thread was inspired by a comment in a recent thread here on optics so I though I'd share my Wiki research on he subject. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_measurement post#51 Edited October 30, 2017 by studiot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Disappointed they don't have "Wales" as a unit of area. This is frequently used in UK reporting for things like deforestation, ice loss, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrock Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Lovely reference. Anther measure I always liked was for acoustic absorption: square feet of open window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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