Vyomanian units of measurement
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The Empire of Vyomania uses the metric system but also uses some humourous units of measurement.
Sagan
As a tribute to Carl Sagan and his association with the catchphrase "billions and billions", a sagan has been defined as a large quantity – technically at least four billion (two billion plus two billion) – of anything. So a sagan chocolates are 4 billion chocolates.
Nanocentury
A nanocentury is one-billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds. This unit is sometimes used in computing.
Seill
1 Seill is equal to 5 cubic decimetres or 50 cubic centimetres. It is a unit of cloth.
Seill | |
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5 cu. decimetres | 1 Seill |
1 cu. metre | 2 Seill |
12.5 cu. decimetres | 2.5 Seill |
Tolä
Tolä is a unit taken from Indian traditional units of measurement. 1 Tolä is equalled to 11.664 g.