Weights And Measures


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Since MOO has its own calendar (Penguin Calendar), I decided that it was logical that MOO should have its own weights and measures system.
While MOOists can also use the metric (or, if you have a deep regard for tradition, are a masochist, or both, the Imperial) systems. This is an alternative. Note: all of these conversions follow the Law of the Fives, I think.

Mass: in fnords. 1 fnord [Symbol: F] is equal to 0.23 pounds or 104.54 grams.
Example: 500 grams = 4.92 fnords.

Volume: in brattlebreet. 1 brattlebroot [Symbol: Bb] is equal to 1.4 litres.
Example: 60 litres = 42.85 brattlebreet.

Distance: in supytalp. 1 supytalp [Symbol: Sp] is equal to 0.16 metres.
Example: 2.5 metres = 15.625 supytalp.

Pressure: in booms. 1 boom [Symbol: B] is equal to 25.521 kilopascals.
Example: 101.3 KPa = 3.97 booms.

Force: in foogs. 1 foog [Symbol: Fg] is equal to 5.5 newtons.
Example: 666 newtons = 121.09 foogs.

Area: in womgits. 1 womgit [Symbol: Wg] is equal to 3.2 hectares or 32 000 square metres.
Example: 12 hectares = 3.75 womgits.

Energy: in pings. 1 ping [Symbol: Pg] is equal to 25.13 joules.
Example: 50 000 joules = 1989.65 pings.

Sound Intensity: in hylriks. 1 hylrik [Symbol: Hk] is equal to 2.7 decibels.
Example: 102 decibels = 37.78 hylriks.

Temperature: in degrees Canoe.
To convert degrees Celcius into degrees Canoe [Symbol: øCn], add 273 to the degrees Celcius to find the absoloute temperature in Kelvins. Take this number, subtract 225, then divide that result by 1.4 to get degrees Canoe.
Example: 20øC = 293K - 225K = 68 / 1.4 = 48.57 øCn.

Calendar: Either the POEE or the Penguin calendars may be used, although the Penguin calendar is preferred.

Time: The MOO day is equal in length to the gregorian day. However, while the gregorian day has 24 hours of 60 minutes, the MOO day has 4 hours of 360 minutes each:

Hour 1: Hour of Halfy (00:00 to 05:59 gregorian time) [Hfy]
Hour 2: Hour of Floyd (06:00 to 11:59 gregorian time) [Fyd]
Hour 3: Hour of Hound (12:00 to 17:59 gregorian time) [Hel]
Hour 4: Hour of Canoe (18:00 to 23:59 gregorian time) [Cne]

Thus, what most people call 3:14pm is really Hel:194, or, if you prefer, '194 minutes past The Hound' or '166 minutes to The Canoe'.
These weights and measures are by no means a standard, and you can add your own or make up a GNU system if you really want to (ya, right).

Caution: if you do decide to create your own system, make sure it follows the Law of the Fives, or Eris will pay you a visit.


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