#cursed units

[roofhorse]

a rather simple but still nicely cursed unit from a current project

[preposterous-pangrams]

PICOMILE

From pico- (SI prefix for 10^-12) + mile

Noun

1. A rare unit of distance equal to one trillionth of a mile (about 1.6 nanometers)

"A strand of DNA is just over one picomile in diameter"

[the-pink-hacker]

That moment when my computer consumes 600 calories per hour

[the-pink-hacker]

Oh dear god I just unironically used the unit Gibibytes/Bee Movie

[stupid-hacker]

Thanks Google that's exactly what I meant

[mx-m29]

babe wake up its time for your bimonthly rewatch of the cursed units video

[zakamo20]

Why do we measure the thickness of paper by weight /mass instead of like, thickness?

[the-b-in-lgbt-is-for-banter]

Interesting units from Ireland Electrical Supply Board's "Is This a Good Time" campaign.