Bernard There is already have a unit of measure that equates to a cubic cubit. The cubit is not precisely defined, so if we define it as being 541 mm, a cubic cubit comes out at 158 litres which is a barrel!
BTW, my "cubit" is 49.5 cm and I am 182 cm tall, so a cubic of 54.1 cm would be reasonable for a person who was say 195 cm tall. Martin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernard Rachtmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:12 PM Subject: [USMA:37884] Re: Joules, BTUs, Quads > Here are some comments from bloggers on the CMO idea: > > "Pardon my smugness -- it comes from being raised in a land that uses > the metric system. So this idea that's been making the rounds -- > expressing energy content in "cubic miles of oil" -- don't impress me > much. Why not cubic cubits? > [... snip ...]
