Units of measurement – of length , area , weight, temperature… Of course our all so familiar units – from meter to degree centigrade, even Kelvin , tonne and acre. We use it almost everyday, a hundred times each day, without even realizing it. Here beGalileo has compiled a list of uncommon units – not so commonly used units of common attributes (like siriometer) and unusual units of unusual attributes(like milliHelen). Sure to amuse you enough to try and make your own list.
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List of Unusual Units of Measurement
- Scoville/Asta: ‘Spicy Hot’
- Karat: Weight of Diamond
- Carat: Purity of Gold
- Centipawn: Strength of a player’s situation in chess (by chess s/w)
- Lightyear: Large astronomical distance
- Millihelen: Beauty
- Siriometer: Very large astronomical distance
- aH: Laughter
- Hedon: Pleasure
- Mach: Speed of supersonic aircraft
- Nautical Mile: Distance at sea
- Dolor: Pain
- Knot: Speed of ships
- Fathom: Depth
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