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lb:units.of.measurement [2026-04-20 06:50:33] – [The Units] ninjasrlb:units.of.measurement [2026-04-20 06:51:21] (current) ninjasr
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   * Sexagenary Cycle   * Sexagenary Cycle
     * A period of 60 years.     * A period of 60 years.
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 ===== The Metric System(s) ===== ===== The Metric System(s) =====
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 ==== Divisibility ==== ==== Divisibility ====
 The metric system isn't as comfortably divisible as possible. To demonstrate this, let's say there are 1800 yards in a mile, then we compare the divisions of the mile to the divisions of the kilometer. The actual lengths of these units in the real world don't matter. The metric system isn't as comfortably divisible as possible. To demonstrate this, let's say there are 1800 yards in a mile, then we compare the divisions of the mile to the divisions of the kilometer. The actual lengths of these units in the real world don't matter.
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   * Half-a-mile   * Half-a-mile
     * 900 yards     * 900 yards
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   * Tenth-of-a-mile   * Tenth-of-a-mile
     * 180 yards     * 180 yards
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   * Kilometer   * Kilometer
     * 1000 m     * 1000 m
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   * Ninth-of-a-kilometer   * Ninth-of-a-kilometer
     * ~111.112 m     * ~111.112 m
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 For those who think a system like this wouldn't make much sense, you should remember that this is how we deal with time. For those who think a system like this wouldn't make much sense, you should remember that this is how we deal with time.
 ==== Un-Intuitive ==== ==== Un-Intuitive ====
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