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Old 08-09-2005, 21:19   #27
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Re: tons and tonnes
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Originally Posted by marky
because its fun
Offhand, the only humorous unit that I can think of is the barn. This is 10^-24 sq cm, is used as a unit of cross section for nuclear reactions, and is so called because it is as big as a barn door for most nuclear reactions.
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