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13 hours ago

There's a full metric system hidden there: rock - stone - pebble - grain.

I propose 614 stones to the rock, 131 pebbles to the stone, and 14707 grains to the pebble. Of course.

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okanat  12 hours ago

Let's introduce the commonly used unit of crumble which is 3/4 of a grain!

  • thechao  8 hours ago

    The commonly used unit should be 23/17ths.

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