tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post5129909381993091015..comments2024-03-15T15:21:12.995+05:30Comments on Quenching BIT's Quriousity: #15 'Unconventional'Leonidashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589184542624884896noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post-73822659615425210992013-06-05T17:50:35.400+05:302013-06-05T17:50:35.400+05:30Unconventional units of measurement :
Helen of Tr...Unconventional units of measurement :<br /><br />Helen of Troy - beauty.<br />Warhol - fifteen minutes of fame.<br />Sagan - unit of anything which has a large quantity.<br />Friedman (author, The World is Flat) - duration of six months.<br /><br />Further reading : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_humorous_units_of_measurementStormbringerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442472630703074495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post-89028425223436884482013-06-05T12:16:34.791+05:302013-06-05T12:16:34.791+05:30unconventional or humurous units of measurements
h...unconventional or humurous units of measurements<br />helen-beauty<br />warhol-fame or hype<br />sagan-a large quantity of anything<br />UThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11897669038911141511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post-83086810102409377122013-06-03T23:24:49.714+05:302013-06-03T23:24:49.714+05:30the hero with a thousand facesthe hero with a thousand facesAnupamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06382959515707464306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post-79218950094916252332013-06-03T21:05:04.120+05:302013-06-03T21:05:04.120+05:30Something related to Art?Something related to Art?Mayank Sinhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post-60513435393232435072013-06-03T21:03:15.163+05:302013-06-03T21:03:15.163+05:30Humourous Units.
1. Helen: Beauty that launches a...Humourous Units.<br /><br />1. Helen: Beauty that launches a thousand ships.<br /><br />2. Warhol: Fifteen minutes of fame.<br /><br />3. Sagan: Billions of billions.<br /><br />4. Thaum: Magical energy needed to conjure a pigeon or 3 billiard balls. (From Discworld, Terry Pratchett)Hippes_They're_Everywherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873394663300703014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1006086842107674841.post-2452668620210074512013-06-03T19:26:58.908+05:302013-06-03T19:26:58.908+05:30All are humorous or unconventional units of measur...All are humorous or unconventional units of measurement.<br />helen is a unit of beauty<br />warhol is a unit of fame<br />sagan (cosmos) is a unit of anything big<br />friedman (the world is flat) is a determination of iraq's futureConquistadorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458469576882065351noreply@blogger.com