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** 1 ad = 9.75 feet |
** 1 ad = 9.75 feet |
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** 1 haad = .3692 miles |
** 1 haad = .3692 miles |
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** 1 karad = 36.92 miles |
** 1 karad = 36.92 miles |
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* In ''[[Harry Potter]]'', the Wizarding world uses a different system of [http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Money money] than the rest of the world, which consists of Galleons, Sickles and Knuts. There are 17 Sickles in a Galleon, and 29 Knuts in a Sickle. As of December 5, 2010, one Galleon is worth about 5 British Pounds, or 7.82 U.S. Dollars. |
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* The [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] uses the metric system - called Imperial measurements, confusingly enough - in the Republic, New Republic, and the Empire. Others may use other systems - the [[X Wing Series|Adumari]] use "keps", which are about .8 kilometers. In ''[[Outbound Flight]]'', the Chiss use "visvia", which are about 1.6 kilometers. [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Units_of_measurement There are others.] |
* The [[Star Wars Expanded Universe]] uses the metric system - called Imperial measurements, confusingly enough - in the Republic, New Republic, and the Empire. Others may use other systems - the [[X Wing Series|Adumari]] use "keps", which are about .8 kilometers. In ''[[Outbound Flight]]'', the Chiss use "visvia", which are about 1.6 kilometers. [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Units_of_measurement There are others.] |
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* In ''[[Moon Over Soho]]'', Peter Grant is depressed that, despite being codified by [[Isaac Newton]]<ref>minor [[Fridge Logic]] moment there because Newton was an egotist of unparalleled proportions and would not have hesitated to invent a unit and name it after himself if it were real</ref> himself, the rules of magic have no proper unit of measurement. He decides to invent one and call it the a "yap", a "yap" being the amount of magic need to make a small dog bark. |
* In ''[[Moon Over Soho]]'', Peter Grant is depressed that, despite being codified by [[Isaac Newton]]<ref>minor [[Fridge Logic]] moment there because Newton was an egotist of unparalleled proportions and would not have hesitated to invent a unit and name it after himself if it were real</ref> himself, the rules of magic have no proper unit of measurement. He decides to invent one and call it the a "yap", a "yap" being the amount of magic need to make a small dog bark. |
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