We used to use a gag of similar imaginary units, i.e., "I'd stay, but only for a suitcase full of cash." Then the question came to be, twenties or hundreds? New bills or old (flat vs. wrinkled)? Overhead-luggage sized, or Joe Versus the Volcano sized? We talked about making a CGI to answer these questions, but never did. Hopefully someone will reply to this with a Wikipedia page that works out the math0rz.

I do believe that I've seen a units(1) data file with Silly Measurements, but I think it was more along the lines of "parsecs per fortnight". Oh, no, wait... regular units(1) will do that fine:

% units
508 units, 41 prefixes

You have: 60 mph
You want: parsecs/fortnight
* 1.0514506e-09
/ 9.5106704e+08

(Note scientific notation.)

And a meter, well... that's like 1/10th of a first down.

Ooooooooooh. Now those are terms I understand.

I love how data storage is almost always related in terms of truck-loads of books. But, I wanna know, which make and model of pickup truck, does it have a camper shell on it, and what font size are we using on the books?

While we're at it, if I trim the margins off my ebooks can I fit more of them on my hard drive? Cause I don't really need the margins.

*headdesk*

Yes, but how many books can you shove through a series of tubes?

A first down in Canadian football anyway.