Leave it to Carl. I bet he laughed his butt off. Dr Z On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 9:08 PM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hmmmm....what's that in REAL numbers? > > > > ________________________________________ > > > > Subject: FW: Lesser Known Metric Units > > > > > > > > Despite never having adopted the metric system for day to day life, > Americans are familiar with the basic units, like grams (especially > kilograms), meters and such. But when it comes to lesser known units, > they're clueless, so we thought we'd help the educational process along a > bit. > > > > · 1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope > > · Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi > > · 2,000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton > > · Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement = 1 > bananosecond > > · Weight an evangelist carries with God = 1 billigram > > · Time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 nautical mile per hour = > Knotfurlong > > · 16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone = 1 Rod Serling > > · Half of a large intestine = 1 semicolon > > · 1,000,000 aches = 1 megahurtz > > · Basic unit of laryngitis = 1 hoarsepower > > · Shortest distance between two jokes = 1 straight line > > · 453.6 graham crackers = 1 pound cake > > · 1 million-million microphones = 1 megaphone > > · 2 million bicycles = 2 megacycles > > · 365.25 days = 1 unicycle > > · 2000 mockingbirds = 2 kilomockingbirds > > · 52 cards = 1 decacards > > · 1 kilogram of falling figs = 1 FigNewton > > · 1,000 milliliters of wet socks = 1 literhosen > > · 1 millionth of a fish = 1 microfiche > > · 1 trillion pins = 1 terrapin > > · 10 rations = 1 decoration > > · 100 rations = 1 C-ration > > · 2 monograms = 1 diagram > > · 4 nickels = 2 paradigms > > · 2.4 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University > Hospital = 1 IV League > > and... > > · 100 Senators = Not 1 good decision > > > > > > NOTE TO ALL: If you forward this email, please delete the forwarding > history, which includes my email address! It is a courtesy to me and others > who may not wish to have their email addresses sent all over the world or > used by unknown third parties. > > THANK YOU! > > > > > > NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any > unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and > destroy all copies of the original message. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Get > started.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3> > -- Dr. Z aka Michael Wells MCWells Photography mcwellsphoto@xxxxxxxxx 801-850-7279