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Some of us use the old english measurements (inches, feet, quarts etc.) some of us use metrics(liters, meters, grams) and still others have to be different(furlongs, hogsheads, cubits).

I suggest that we settle on a universal set of measurements.

Let me be the first to suggest an NS Universal measurement of distance: The Smoot.

One Smoot is equal to 5 feet 7 inches or 1.7018 meters. For longer distances, we will go with the Kilosmoot which is equal to 1000 smoots or 1.0574 miles or 1.7018 kilometers.

The Smoot derives from MIT who used a fraternity pledge named Smoot to measure the Harvard Bridge by flipping him end-over-end for the entire length of the bridge(which measures 364.4 smoots). The Smoot became the semi-official measurement for the bridge when it was rennovated. Instead of scoring the new sidewalk every six feet, it is scored every 5 feet 7 inches.

I am 1.03 smoots tall. :)

I am 1.03 smoots tall. :)

You are a sad, strange little man, and you have my pity.*

I am 1.11940299 smoots tall.







*an e-cookie for the first person who gets that movie reference.

*an e-cookie for the first person who gets that movie reference.
Dude, Toy Story.

I'm 0.99 smoots tall, or exactly one smoot when wearing my normal shoes. What's the symbol for a Smoot? Litre is L, kilogram is kg, smoot is...? S? Sm? S&m? Measuring needs a bit of kinkiness added...though there are numerous things you can get up to with metre sticks and tape measures...

*goes off for a cold shower*

Dude, Toy Story.

Here's an oatmeal cookie for you. http://members.allrecipes.com/community/Member/Photo.aspx?PhotoId=1764

Dude, you won't get everyone to follow you in your Smootiness. Some (or most) will stay with their original measurements and the situation will get worse.
Ill join though!(I am exactly 1 Smoot tall) What about mass and volume? Astronomical distences? Incredibly small distences?

No, thank you. Metrics and SI are already superior and used by most people on the planet. Even the "imperial" units are defined in SI, which means that even those who think they use "imperial" are just in fact using metric and SI.

So, I'll stick with the winners.

No, thank you. Metrics and SI are already superior and used by most people on the planet. Even the "imperial" units are defined in SI, which means that even those who think they use "imperial" are just in fact using metric and SI.

So, I'll stick with the winners.

*Buries you 1.075 smoots under.*

No, thank you. Metrics and SI are already superior and used by most people on the planet. Even the "imperial" units are defined in SI, which means that even those who think they use "imperial" are just in fact using metric and SI.

So, I'll stick with the winners.
"Winners"? Ill grant that metric is vastly superior, as it was based on something other than someone's foot or hand (or body length). But Winners? We're just having fun. You know F-U-N fun. NS is a game we're supposed to have "fun".

we should measure things in minute fractions of the size of czardas' ego ;)

*Buries you 1.075 smoots under.*
*Builds a dirt mound over him 1.075 smoots tall, plants daisies*

we should measure things in minute fractions of the size of czardas' ego ;)
Wouldn't the enormous effort be not worth the outcome? How about someone with a smaller ego?

we should measure things in minute fractions of the size of czardas' ego ;)

Other than measuring the distances to remote galaxies, why would we need a reference that large? :confused:

Other than measuring the distances to remote galaxies, why would we need a reference that large? :confused:
That's it, that's it! Instead of the AU or light year, we'll have the CE (Czardas Ego)! <1,453.457 light years>

I am proud to say I am 1.1 Smoots tall, without my shoes on!

what about molecular sizes?

what about molecular sizes?
Nanosmoot?
Again, what about mass and volume?

Nanosmoot?
Again, what about mass and volume?
For volume, you can have the Smube - Smoot cube! :D
For mass, you can have the Woot - Weight (of) Smoot! :D :D

I've been looking through volume and weight measurements and I haven't decided on volume but for weight I nominate:

The Pud(russian) =16.3 kilograms or 35.935 lbs.

For weights in general, I might recommend that we opt for the "Pants" as a measure. To standardize this, I recommend we take the weight of a single pair of Khaki Pants (not cargo pants) with a 32 in waist, and a 32 inch leg. Fold them up and put them on a scale. Figure out the equivalency, and be able to use the pants as the new NS standard for weight.

I suggest that we settle on a universal set of measurements.
Loonygoof, we already did that... It's called SI (metric). There are just a few outlying countries that have yet to adopt it. Besides, if one wants to convert, it is easy to find nifty online applets that can do it lickety-split.

For volume, you can have the Smube - Smoot cube! :D
For mass, you can have the Woot - Weight (of) Smoot! :D :D
I second that! But how much does Smoot weigh?

I'm 0.99 smoots tall, or exactly one smoot when wearing my normal shoes. What's the symbol for a Smoot? Litre is L, kilogram is kg, smoot is...? S? Sm? S&m? Measuring needs a bit of kinkiness added...though there are numerous things you can get up to with metre sticks and tape measures...

*goes off for a cold shower*

Shortarse. :p

I'm roughly 1.065 smoots tall.

No tall people on here, eh?

I'm 1.11 smoots.
Now what are we going to do for a standardised weight and what will we call it?

Some of us use the old english measurements (inches, feet, quarts etc.) some of us use metrics(liters, meters, grams) and still others have to be different(furlongs, hogsheads, cubits).

I suggest that we settle on a universal set of measurements.

Let me be the first to suggest an NS Universal measurement of distance: The Smoot.

One Smoot is equal to 5 feet 7 inches or 1.7018 meters. For longer distances, we will go with the Kilosmoot which is equal to 1000 smoots or 1.0574 miles or 1.7018 kilometers.

The Smoot derives from MIT who used a fraternity pledge named Smoot to measure the Harvard Bridge by flipping him end-over-end for the entire length of the bridge(which measures 364.4 smoots). The Smoot became the semi-official measurement for the bridge when it was rennovated. Instead of scoring the new sidewalk every six feet, it is scored every 5 feet 7 inches.

I am 1.03 smoots tall. :)


You forgot the ear.

approximately 0.96956164061581854506992596074744 smoot tall...

I hate being short. :(

No tall people on here, eh?

As I said in my first post on this thread, I am 1.11940299 smoots (6'3") tall.

How many smoots is 6' 1"?

I'm about 0.15 smoots.

I am 1.05970149 smoots tall.

Before this thread I didn't know that a Hogshead was a unit of volume, let alone one equivalent to about 238.480943 litres.

Lunatic Goofballs, you have reduced my ignorance. Albeit entirely by accident :)

I am 1.03 smoots tall. :)that sounds vaguely... obscene...

1.18 smoots tall.

Some of us use the old english measurements (inches, feet, quarts etc.) some of us use metrics(liters, meters, grams) and still others have to be different(furlongs, hogsheads, cubits).

I suggest that we settle on a universal set of measurements.

Let me be the first to suggest an NS Universal measurement of distance: The Smoot.

One Smoot is equal to 5 feet 7 inches or 1.7018 meters. For longer distances, we will go with the Kilosmoot which is equal to 1000 smoots or 1.0574 miles or 1.7018 kilometers.

The Smoot derives from MIT who used a fraternity pledge named Smoot to measure the Harvard Bridge by flipping him end-over-end for the entire length of the bridge(which measures 364.4 smoots). The Smoot became the semi-official measurement for the bridge when it was rennovated. Instead of scoring the new sidewalk every six feet, it is scored every 5 feet 7 inches.

I am 1.03 smoots tall. :)
In Boston!

I've seen this bridge!

Before this thread I didn't know that a Hogshead was a unit of volume, let alone one equivalent to about 238.480943 litres.

Lunatic Goofballs, you have reduced my ignorance. Albeit entirely by accident :)

Well there's too much resistance when I try to reduce people's ignorance deliberately. I have to sneak in the back door. :)

I'm 1.058 smoots tall :D

You know F-U-N fun.

I'm sorry, thread, but this must be done ...

Sings:

F is for friends who do things together
U is for you and Me
N is for anywhere, anytime at all

Down here in the deep, blue sea!

http://www.djnite.co.uk/blog/spongebob.gif

I am .97 smoots tall.

*Builds a dirt mound over him 1.075 smoots tall, plants daisies*

Why are you planting multiples of me?*

(A joke only a few will get.)

I'm sorry, thread, but this must be done ...

Sings:

F is for friends who do things together
U is for you and Me
N is for anywhere, anytime at all

Down here in the deep, blue sea!

http://www.djnite.co.uk/blog/spongebob.gif
*smacks Keru for using that abominable sponge in civilised conversation* :p

I'm 1.08Sm (3 s.f.) tall.

I suck at maths. :( So bad I can't even figure out how many smoots tall I am.

I'm something like 1,65 meters. If anyone can figure out how much that is in smoots, I'll be happy to give them what's left of my smoot (i.e. my brain worked exactly long enough to know that I'm not even one smoot tall. Then, it shut down. :p).

I suck at maths. :( So bad I can't even figure out how many smoots tall I am.

I'm something like 1,65 meters. If anyone can figure out how much that is in smoots, I'll be happy to give them what's left of my smoot (i.e. my brain worked exactly long enough to know that I'm not even one smoot tall. Then, it shut down. :p).

The exact same as Ladame.

I'm sorry, thread, but this must be done ...

Sings:

F is for friends who do things together
U is for you and Me
N is for anywhere, anytime at all

Down here in the deep, blue sea!

http://www.djnite.co.uk/blog/spongebob.gif
YES YE YESYEWS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..

*coughs*

I actually based an entire essay on that song in english class.. I got an A!

Have a fluffle :fluffle:

The exact same as Ladame.
Really?

But.. but... she said we were short. :(
approximately 0.96956164061581854506992596074744 smoot tall...

I hate being short. :(

We're so not short! Yay, 0.969ers! We rock! [/pep talk]

Thanks anyway for subbing as my calculator. You can have the rest of my smoot now. Brand new, never been used. :)

1.05263158 Smoots

Really?

But.. but... she said we were short. :(


We're so not short! Yay, 0.969ers! We rock! [/pep talk]

You aren't, really, but i'm known to consider only people under 1.6m as especially "short".

Thanks anyway for subbing as my calculator. You can have the rest of my smoot now. Brand new, never been used. :)

Woohoo :p

That would make me about 6'2"...nah, i'll pass. It'd be too difficult. :p

I think this is rightish..

1.0526315789473684210526315789474..

That's assuming im 6' which I think I am.

You aren't, really, but i'm known to consider only people under 1.6m as especially "short".
Well, that's because they are especially short. :D Those 5 centimeters make all the difference. *nods self-delusionally*

I'm 5' 10"/1.8m/1.04 smoots/0.000000000000000058 parsecs tall.

I second that! But how much does Smoot weigh?
Erm...don't know. But a Woot can be the weight of one Smube of water, seeing as that's how a kilogram was worked out - the weight of the volume of water that is held in a 10cm cube.

Shortarse. :p

I'm roughly 1.065 smoots tall.
*nuts Kanabia in the...nuts...* :p

*nuts Kanabia in the...nuts...* :p

you...nut me in my nuts? :p

Really?

But.. but... she said we were short. :(


We're so not short! Yay, 0.969ers! We rock! [/pep talk]

Thanks anyway for subbing as my calculator. You can have the rest of my smoot now. Brand new, never been used. :)
I do feel short, especially when towered over by 80% of the school. :(

So I'm 1.104 Smoots tall. Go me.

You are definitely a Lunatic Goofball but I will admire the effort and say, If it works, DUDE awesome!

Nah, I like meters. Much easier to use ^_^

I do feel short, especially when towered over by 80% of the school. :(
At 1.65 meters? Canada - The Land of Giants! :eek:
I think that's actually pretty average for women.

At 1.65 meters? Canada - The Land of Giants! :eek:
I think that's actually pretty average for women.
Actually, I think it's THE average height for women in the world.

Canada, land of giants? erm...sure...It must be all the mixing of the blood. *smiles and nods and pretends she knows what she's talking about*

I want metric time. They length of a day will still equal one rotation of the earth.
10 hours in a day, 100 minutes in an hour and 100 seconds in a minute. Might as well make a week 10 days long too.

The length of a year will still equal one orbit of the earth around the sun

10 months in a year, 5 of 36 days and 5 of 35 days. Leap days minutes and seconds as needed.

As I said in my first post on this thread, I am 1.11940299 smoots (6'3") tall.
Hey! we're the same height. :) Cool, now I'll mention in the ab tomorrow, "Did you know I'm around 1.12 smoots tall?" It'll freak them out for hours! Yay:D

Actually, I think it's THE average height for women in the world.
Whew, thanks. I was starting to suddenly feel all small and towered-over.

Canada, land of giants? erm...sure...It must be all the mixing of the blood. *smiles and nods and pretends she knows what she's talking about* There, there. *pats*


Also - major damage-control announcement - I just figured out how to convert it and want to point out that I had no idea it was this frigging easy and I feel a tad retarded now and I just wanted to say that not even *I* am that bad at maths and it was just because I made all these majorly difficult calculations that ended up way too complicated for this simple feat.

Basically, what I'm saying is I'm just too damn smart for this measly task. :p


Yeah, that's the ticket. <.< *goes off to hide under a pillow*

Whew, thanks. I was starting to suddenly feel all small and towered-over.
Are you sure you aren't towered over? :eek:
There, there. *pats*
Do I get a cookie with that? :p

Also - major damage-control announcement - I just figured out how to convert it and want to point out that I had no idea it was this frigging easy and I feel a tad retarded now and I just wanted to say that not even *I* am that bad at maths and it was just because I made all these majorly difficult calculations that ended up way too complicated for this simple feat.

Basically, what I'm saying is I'm just too damn smart for this measly task. :p


Yeah, that's the ticket. <.< *goes off to hide under a pillow*
Come on, you know your intelligence is so overwhelming that we would all flee if in its presence. In fact, you have better hide it under the pillow in case we get blinded by the sheer intensity of it. :p

Whew, thanks. I was starting to suddenly feel all small and towered-over.

There, there. *pats*


Also - major damage-control announcement - I just figured out how to convert it and want to point out that I had no idea it was this frigging easy and I feel a tad retarded now and I just wanted to say that not even *I* am that bad at maths and it was just because I made all these majorly difficult calculations that ended up way too complicated for this simple feat.

Basically, what I'm saying is I'm just too damn smart for this measly task. :p


Yeah, that's the ticket. <.< *goes off to hide under a pillow*

Awww! *hugs and fluffles* :fluffle:

what about the units for mass and capacity.

what about the units for mass and capacity.


Thats Phats law. The more you eat (capacity) the more you will weigh(mass).

I volunteer to be a unit of temperature. ;)
"Wow, its as hot as Bumboat outside!"

You will use Metric as ordained by your European masters!

There used to be a measure of land called the collop. A collop was the amount of livestock a piece of land could support x number of geese, y number of sheep, z number of cattle. That kind of thing. It meant much more than 100 acres, which could be 100 acres of verdant medow, or swamp, or rock.

I'm only 1.0746268 smoots tall

Awww! *hugs and fluffles* :fluffle: Aw, thanks. :) *peeks out from under pillow*

Are you sure you aren't towered over? :eek: *looks up over shoulder* Not right now I'm not.

Do I get a cookie with that? :p Why yes, not pat could be complete without a cookie (http://www.cookiegarden.com/images/home_page_center/audrey_center.jpg). You don't mind it's used, do you?

Come on, you know your intelligence is so overwhelming that we would all flee if in its presence. In fact, you have better hide it under the pillow in case we get blinded by the sheer intensity of it. :pYes, I'm really bright, ain't I? *nod nod* I would blind you all, that's how bright I am, so I have to always keep the pillow really close around my head and hold it to my face real nice and close and tight, just like soooooo.........



.

I volunteer to be a unit of temperature. ;)
"Wow, its as hot as Bumboat outside!"
Awesome. :p

And it really is as hot as Bumboat outside! :eek:

Shortarse. :p

I'm roughly 1.065 smoots tall.
I dub thee, stubs.

I'm 1.104 smoots.



and that bridge its the bane of my existance.

I'm 1'004818428e Smoots tall. (Using a decimal numbers' scale)

I want metric time.
Well, you're not going to get it. It sucks. And people are used to time being measured as it currently is, so it would just be a hassle to implement it.

I'm 1.04 smoots apparently. Go me.

Well, you're not going to get it. It sucks. And people are used to time being measured as it currently is, so it would just be a hassle to implement it.

Conservative.

I'm 1.03 Smoots.

Awesome. :p

And it really is as hot as Bumboat outside! :eek:
Wow! :)
thanks! :fluffle:

*looks up over shoulder* Not right now I'm not.
well, what if I put you right next to Shaq?
Why yes, not pat could be complete without a cookie (http://www.cookiegarden.com/images/home_page_center/audrey_center.jpg). You don't mind it's used, do you?
Oh great, now I have to fight the little boy for the cookie. *waves around spatula of doom menacingly*
Yes, I'm really bright, ain't I? *nod nod* I would blind you all, that's how bright I am, so I have to always keep the pillow really close around my head and hold it to my face real nice and close and tight, just like soooooo.........




.
Me think'st I hear the men protesting that they can't see your face anymore. :p *sigh* I guess they're all masochists who want to be blinded by your beauty and intelligence. *nods sagely*

well, what if I put you right next to Shaq?

Oh great, now I have to fight the little boy for the cookie. *waves around spatula of doom menacingly*

Me think'st I hear the men protesting that they can't see your face anymore. :p *sigh* I guess they're all masochists who want to be blinded by your beauty and intelligence. *nods sagely*
Even I would feel tiny next to Shaq, and I'm 1.12 smoots tall. :)
Not only the men. ;) But at least I have shades on. :cool:

well, what if I put you right next to Shaq?
Pfffft, I'd headbutt him into the groin (ewww) and he would so be going down. We'll see who towers over whom, then. :cool:

Oh great, now I have to fight the little boy for the cookie. *waves around spatula of doom menacingly* Don't worry, I picked a weak one, especially for you. A quick swat will do the job. *nods*

Me think'st I hear the men protesting that they can't see your face anymore. :p *sigh* I guess they're all masochists who want to be blinded by your beauty and intelligence. *nods sagely*Not only the men. ;) But at least I have shades on.:cool:
Oh yes. Absolutely. I can hardly leave the house anymore and people are already running away screaming. :cool:

What, you mean that isn't because of my beauty and intelligence?

Rats. *shuffles off kicking dust*

Pfffft, I'd headbutt him into the groin (ewww) and he would so be going down. We'll see who towers over whom, then. :cool:
Wow, towering over Shaq. That is an amazing feat indeed. *hats off to WYTYG*
Don't worry, I picked a weak one, especially for you. A quick swat will do the job. *nods*
:eek: You under-estimate me! I wanted a good battle for the cookies, but you give me a weak little boy? Find me a new opponent; he is not worthy!

Oh yes. Absolutely. I can hardly leave the house anymore and people are already running away screaming. :cool:

What, you mean that isn't because of my beauty and intelligence?

Rats. *shuffles off kicking dust*
No, it is because of your uber-awesome power to read minds! :eek:

(don't ask me how that works...)

I say we should use the following standard units:

length The Butterdown
This is the optimum height of a table from which a standard slice of bread (details of which need to be finalised) covered on the topside by a standard spread of butter (ditto) will fall from the edge of so as to perform an exactly 180 degree rotation before landing on a standard Very Expensive Carpet.
mass The napple
Based upon the weight of an apple. That's around 0.3lbs or 136 grams. The earth weighs around 44 yottonapples (yotta = 10^24, really, look it up), which means that for every metre an apple falls to Earth, the Earth (roughly, simplyifying madly) moves a little over 0.02 yoctometres (yocto = 10^-24, again I'm not making it up) towards the apple. (I'm only using metres, here because 1 butterdown vs 0.02 yoctobutterdowns might be less well understood.)
time The Fortnight
One millifortnight is around 1.2 seconds in the current standard.
electric current The Ouch
quite simply,the point at which a current ellicits an 'ouch' instead of an 'ooh, that tingles'). Details to be finalised.
thermodynamic temperature The Calvin
I want to base this upon a scale defined upon one 24th of the temperature difference between that at/below which someone turns on the central heating to the one at/above which the same person thinks about getting some ice from the freezer (but zero at absolute zero, of course, as per Kelvin, et al), for no particular reason other than I think it'd be fun.
amount of substance The Mote
A mote is based upon the average household dust particle, when modelled as a replica in carbon nanotubing and counting the number of carbon atoms therein. Why? Why not?
luminous intensity The Devil
The strength of a standard single-pulse electronic flash required to induce unmistakable 'red eyes' upon a subject 1 butterdown from it.


Ok, so I admit there are a few faults with the above, but I'm sure we could tie those down with enough funding and experimentation and funding and time. And funding.

<snip>

Ok, so I admit there are a few faults with the above, but I'm sure we could tie those down with enough funding and experimentation and funding and time. And funding.*tastes*

Needs more funding. :p

You are definitely a Lunatic Goofball but I will admire the effort and say, If it works, DUDE awesome!

If noting else, I have reawakened the Smoot. :)

I say we should use the following standard units:

length The Butterdown
This is the optimum height of a table from which a standard slice of bread (details of which need to be finalised) covered on the topside by a standard spread of butter (ditto) will fall from the edge of so as to perform an exactly 180 degree rotation before landing on a standard Very Expensive Carpet.
mass The napple
Based upon the weight of an apple. That's around 0.3lbs or 136 grams. The earth weighs around 44 yottonapples (yotta = 10^24, really, look it up), which means that for every metre an apple falls to Earth, the Earth (roughly, simplyifying madly) moves a little over 0.02 yoctometres (yocto = 10^-24, again I'm not making it up) towards the apple. (I'm only using metres, here because 1 butterdown vs 0.02 yoctobutterdowns might be less well understood.)
time The Fortnight
One millifortnight is around 1.2 seconds in the current standard.
electric current The Ouch
quite simply,the point at which a current ellicits an 'ouch' instead of an 'ooh, that tingles'). Details to be finalised.
thermodynamic temperature The Calvin
I want to base this upon a scale defined upon one 24th of the temperature difference between that at/below which someone turns on the central heating to the one at/above which the same person thinks about getting some ice from the freezer (but zero at absolute zero, of course, as per Kelvin, et al), for no particular reason other than I think it'd be fun.
amount of substance The Mote
A mote is based upon the average household dust particle, when modelled as a replica in carbon nanotubing and counting the number of carbon atoms therein. Why? Why not?
luminous intensity The Devil
The strength of a standard single-pulse electronic flash required to induce unmistakable 'red eyes' upon a subject 1 butterdown from it.


Ok, so I admit there are a few faults with the above, but I'm sure we could tie those down with enough funding and experimentation and funding and time. And funding.

You make me happy. :)

If noting else, I have reawakened the Smoot. :)
Hah! Google calculator recognises smoots! And according to Wiki, it's an optional unit of measurement on GoogleEarth. *runs off to try it*

Hah! Google calculator recognises smoots! And according to Wiki, it's an optional unit of measurement on GoogleEarth. *runs off to try it*

Indeed it does. And to correct my earlier calculation, I am 0.985074627 smoots tall.

Can somebody get me the correct mass of a "metric shitload"? I've been looking for that for some time now. Also, exactly how many units comprise 'a clusterfuck', as in "man, there sure are a clusterfuck of anime geeks at this convention."

Enquiring minds want to know.

Hah! Google calculator recognises smoots! And according to Wiki, it's an optional unit of measurement on GoogleEarth. *runs off to try it*

It tells me I am 1.11940299 smoots tall. :)

Can somebody get me the correct mass of a "metric shitload"? I've been looking for that for some time now. Also, exactly how many units comprise 'a clusterfuck', as in "man, there sure are a clusterfuck of anime geeks at this convention."

Enquiring minds want to know.

A metric shitload is roughly 2.287 english shitloads.

Originally Posted by Frisbeeteria
Can somebody get me the correct mass of a "metric shitload"? I've been looking for that for some time now. Also, exactly how many units comprise 'a clusterfuck', as in "man, there sure are a clusterfuck of anime geeks at this convention."

Enquiring minds want to know.

Daistalia
A metric shitload is roughly 2.287 english shitloads.

And 13 fucks in a clusterfuck

And I may have missed it, but I don't think anyone's mentioned the interesting fact that young master Smoots later went on to become the president of the ISO....

I am, apparently, 1.041 smoots tall. Although that will probably change in a year or two based on family history.

we should measure things in minute fractions of the size of czardas' ego ;)
I can't see how that would be useful, as the area of space occupied by your universe is such a minute fraction of the total CE that it is, effectively, zero -- even less than your chances of winning the lottery if you fail to send in a lottery ticket...

A metric shitload is roughly 2.287 english shitloads.
Actually, it's closer to 2.29426733019. Google said it so it must be true.

Actually, it's closer to 2.29426733019. Google said it so it must be true.
I thought a metric shitload was equal to 1.39 fucktons...

I thought a metric shitload was equal to 1.39 fucktons...
It's 1.39 fucktonnes, 1.61 fucktons.

How much is in a plethora?

It's 1.39 fucktonnes, 1.61 fucktons.
OOOOOhhhhhhhh...my mistake.

How much is in a plethora?
A plethora is equal to .64 craploads

Hey LG! I have to thank you. Futzing about in this thread gave me an idea for work. :) A very useful one. :D Thanks!
:cool:

Conservative.
I just don't want to be like the French.

Tag

*Pumps fist in air 3 times*
Yes thread killer!

Some of us use the old english measurements (inches, feet, quarts etc.) some of us use metrics(liters, meters, grams) and still others have to be different(furlongs, hogsheads, cubits).

I suggest that we settle on a universal set of measurements.

Let me be the first to suggest an NS Universal measurement of distance: The Smoot.

One Smoot is equal to 5 feet 7 inches or 1.7018 meters. For longer distances, we will go with the Kilosmoot which is equal to 1000 smoots or 1.0574 miles or 1.7018 kilometers.

The Smoot derives from MIT who used a fraternity pledge named Smoot to measure the Harvard Bridge by flipping him end-over-end for the entire length of the bridge(which measures 364.4 smoots). The Smoot became the semi-official measurement for the bridge when it was rennovated. Instead of scoring the new sidewalk every six feet, it is scored every 5 feet 7 inches.

I am 1.03 smoots tall. :)
Kudos...

Hey LG! I have to thank you. Futzing about in this thread gave me an idea for work. :) A very useful one. :D Thanks!
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I've been useful?!?

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I've been useful?!?

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You're always useful. :D

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Heeeh, loser.

Heeeh, loser.
:eek: :confused: :(
I agree i wasted my time doing that i tohught this thread would actually be worth my time reading the OP evidently it wasn't.

But just so you know you Syrup ozzing Canuck bastard, i've posted so much the last two days by not taging things for later i might never reply.:rolleyes:

1.06 smoots tall.

I say we should use the following standard units:

length The Butterdown
This is the optimum height of a table from which a standard slice of bread (details of which need to be finalised) covered on the topside by a standard spread of butter (ditto) will fall from the edge of so as to perform an exactly 180 degree rotation before landing on a standard Very Expensive Carpet.
mass The napple
Based upon the weight of an apple. That's around 0.3lbs or 136 grams. The earth weighs around 44 yottonapples (yotta = 10^24, really, look it up), which means that for every metre an apple falls to Earth, the Earth (roughly, simplyifying madly) moves a little over 0.02 yoctometres (yocto = 10^-24, again I'm not making it up) towards the apple. (I'm only using metres, here because 1 butterdown vs 0.02 yoctobutterdowns might be less well understood.)
time The Fortnight
One millifortnight is around 1.2 seconds in the current standard.
electric current The Ouch
quite simply,the point at which a current ellicits an 'ouch' instead of an 'ooh, that tingles'). Details to be finalised.
thermodynamic temperature The Calvin
I want to base this upon a scale defined upon one 24th of the temperature difference between that at/below which someone turns on the central heating to the one at/above which the same person thinks about getting some ice from the freezer (but zero at absolute zero, of course, as per Kelvin, et al), for no particular reason other than I think it'd be fun.
amount of substance The Mote
A mote is based upon the average household dust particle, when modelled as a replica in carbon nanotubing and counting the number of carbon atoms therein. Why? Why not?
luminous intensity The Devil
The strength of a standard single-pulse electronic flash required to induce unmistakable 'red eyes' upon a subject 1 butterdown from it.


Ok, so I admit there are a few faults with the above, but I'm sure we could tie those down with enough funding and experimentation and funding and time. And funding.
actually thats a microfortnight.

VAX bootup timing was specified in microfortnights.

I think we should change the way time is measured. 100000 seconds in a day, so 1 new second would be 0.86 old seconds. then for the units in between it would be:
1000 seconds = 1 kilosecond (14.4 old minutes)
10 kiloseconds = one (new) hour (2.4 old hours
10 hours= 1 day (same as one day in todays system)

so, what do you think of this?

VAX bootup timing was specified in microfortnights.
huh??

This thread lost it's way somewhere. It was around the same time I gave my height in metres, feet, smoots AND parsecs, but that's probably just a coincidence. :p

actually thats a microfortnight.You are right.

That's why I need FUNDING!