Topic: Engineering Unit Conversions

[Death_Merchant]

from Engineering Unit Conversions, 4th Ed., M. Lindeburg, P.E.

diagram: two monograms

dogleg severity: an actual indication of pipeline kinkiness, as measured in angular degrees of deviation from straight per-unit length

duckland utilization hours: a measure of the amount of time a duck might sit in a wetlands area. Actually used in migration studies.

Eskimo pi: ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter

helen: a measure of female beauty

millihelen: the amount of beauty needed to launch one ship

lpf: litres per flush

microscope: one millionth of a mouthwash

senator: one hundredth of no decision

won ton: 2000 pounds of Chinese soup

word: one millipicture (since one picture = 1000 words)

yea or yea: about 2.5 feet (as in "about yea long")

[Panzergranate]

Here's another one....

In House Custom Re-engineering.... Bodging something to fit by hitting hit very hard with an object of large mass.