KOKINTZ MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
Molossian Bureau of Weights and Measures
Who decided how much a pound weighs? What the heck is a peck? Who measured the earth for that whole metric system thing? What if they were wrong and missed a couple of kilometers? We could be speeding and never know it, or shorter than we thought. It's chaos, madness! Enough with the wacky measurement systems in place today. It's time for something new, something tangible, something (mostly) comprehensible - the Kokintz Measurement System. Named for Professor Alfred Kokintz, the famed scientist from Grand Fenwick, this system is based on easy to grasp ideas, like how much cookie dough weighs, how much fluid there is in a can of Diet Pepsi and the length of His Excellency, The President's hand. The Kokintz System is designed to make it easy to measure those important things in life, especially Molossian life. So go on, how many Nortons tall are you?
| 1 Micro-Norton (MN) | 1 Inch | 2.5 Centimeters | - |
| 1 Norton (No) (=7 Micro-Nortons) | 7 Inches | 17.7 Centimeters | Equivalent to the Length of The President's Hand |
| 1 Royal Norton (RN) (=9 Nortons) | 63 Inches | 1.6 Meters | - |
| 1 Imperial Norton (IN) (=625 Royal Nortons) | .62 Miles | 1 Kilometer | - |
| 1 Square Royal Norton (sRN) | 27.56 Square Feet | 2.56 Square Meters | (2054 sRN's in Molossia) |
| 1 Fenwick (Fk) | 2 Pounds | .9 Kilograms | Equivalent to 1 Large Pillsbury Cookie Dough Tube |
| 1 Bascomb (Ba) (7 in a Fenwick) | 2.3 Ounces | 65 Grams | - |
| 1 Grand Fenwick (GF) (=988.5 Fenwicks) | 1977 Pounds | 889.65 Kilograms | - |
| 1 Simms (Si) | 12 Ounces | 354 Milliliters | Equivalent to 1 Can of Diet Pepsi |
| 1 Parador (Pd) (7 in a Simms) | 1.7 Ounces | 50 Milliliters | - |
| Water freezes = 0 degrees Zenda Body Temperature = 65 degrees Zenda Water Boils = 175.7 degrees Zenda |
Water freezes = 32 degrees fahrenheit Body Temperature = 98.6 degrees fahrenheit Water Boils = 212 degrees fahrenheit |
Water freezes = 0 degrees Celsius Body Temperature = 38 degrees Celsius Water Boils = 100 degrees Celsius |
Body temperature is equivalent to the number of Micro-Nortons that the iconic Marilyn Monroe was tall, measured from 0 degrees Zenda, which is the freezing point of water. |
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