Number crunching

Here at Mad As Badgers, debate has started as to whether miles and kilometers are just too darned sensible as units of measurement. We quite possibly require something a little more outlandish. Take the Smoot, for example (not to be confused with the Indian moot, which is also a unit of measurement according to onlineconversion.com).

Says Wikipedia:
"The Smoot is a nonstandard unit of length created as part of an MIT fraternity prank. It is named after an MIT fraternity pledge to Lambda Chi Alpha, Oliver R. Smoot (class of 1962), who in October, 1958 was rolled head over heels by his fraternity brothers to measure the length of the Harvard Bridge. One smoot is equal to his height (five feet and seven inches)"

So, if we say we're running 12,398.636737572 smoots dressed as badgers, does that sound better or worse?

We really should try to come up with a brand new, badgery unit of measurement. If you have any great ideas about this, please send them to us by email - trudi@madasbadgers.org or taz@madasbadgers.org). Best suggestion will go down in history (or, failing that, on this website at the very least).