Funny Measurements (11 pics)

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16 May, 2011 |
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Here are funny measurements that some people actually use.

1 Wheaton = 500,000 Twitter followers

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1 Dirac = 1 word spoken per hour

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1 Smoot = 5 feet, 7 inches

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1 Potrzebie = 2.263348517438173216473 mm

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1 Helen = Beauty to launch 1,000 ships

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1 Canard = Standard unit of Quackery

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1 Beard-Second = 5 nanometers

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The Stobart (UK)

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1 Barn = 10^-28 m^2

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1 Friedman = 6 months in the future

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1 Sheppey = 7/8 mile

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№1 Author: pedro carlos (16 May 2011 02:19) Total user comments: 858

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1 Pica
20,59 cm

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№2 Author: DocMcCoy (16 May 2011 03:49) Total user comments: 6039

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I like the 1 Helen.

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№3 Author: capt.huffnpuff (16 May 2011 07:47) Total user comments: 2822

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1 Napoleon = 5'7" (really)

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№4 Author: Lord Dodo (16 May 2011 09:13) Total user comments: 2064

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wtf?

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№5 Author: compmaster (16 May 2011 10:37) Total user comments: 1871

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№6 Author: salsapopo (16 May 2011 11:05) Total user comments: 12723

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№7 Author: t0t0t0 (16 May 2011 13:41) Total user comments: 429

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boooorrrriiinngggg

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№8 Author: joffenbaker (16 May 2011 17:17) Total user comments: 4968

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Weaton

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№9 Author: 2fuzzy (16 May 2011 18:36) Total user comments: 10400

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ok...

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№10 Author: stuck777 (16 May 2011 18:52) Total user comments: 39

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Where's the Danzig units?

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№11 Author: Lu (16 May 2011 22:21) Total user comments: 15132

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1 Hitler - 5' 7" (also really?) . . . Maybe crappo?

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№12 Author: MajorPanic (16 May 2011 22:51) Total user comments: 146

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(yawn)

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№13 Author: Jimmy Johnson (17 May 2011 00:20) Total user comments: 5518

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3 inches, and 15/16ths' is like a 100 mm isn't it?

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№14 Author: raymond.wendt (17 May 2011 01:23) Total user comments: 9115

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have you seen some of the measurements on google maps? in the bottom left hand corner there is a small ruler. lay out a line from one point to another, then click the drop-down menu for units...

Parcep
Pegomen cubit

The list is long and bizarre. Very fun to play with.

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№15 Author: Ryanfaescotland (17 May 2011 02:37) Total user comments: 30

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The Stobart thing here is the size of an Eddie Stobart truck, not the person in the picture just incase anyone was wondering.

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№16 Author: thesoulshaker (17 May 2011 07:32) Total user comments: 1384

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Yawn Yawn

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