Ghyll:Chesix System Of Measures - Revision history

Jcowan: Fixing inconsistency

2005-05-25T16:39:36Z

Fixing inconsistency

Jcowan: Pluralizing all categories and refactoring some

2005-01-30T17:08:49Z

Pluralizing all categories and refactoring some

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2005-01-29T03:55:56Z

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Sbp: Adding Gerth equivalents.

2005-01-28T21:18:54Z

Adding Gerth equivalents.

Jcowan: Changed category

2004-10-30T04:52:06Z

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Morbus Iff: Lowercasing "yip" to match the other names.

2004-09-24T14:03:48Z

Lowercasing "yip" to match the other names.

Morbus Iff: Removing repetitive statement.

2004-09-24T13:54:54Z

Removing repetitive statement.

Morbus Iff: Copyediting, formatting, and so on and so forth.

2004-09-24T03:30:06Z

Copyediting, formatting, and so on and so forth.

Dok: Fix signature

2004-09-23T23:42:19Z

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Dok: /Sugro-nanits/ Fixed again

2004-09-23T23:40:14Z

Sugro-nanits: Fixed again

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 === The Rules of Volume ===
 * A cube measuring 1 nanit x 1 nanit x 1 nanit will have a volume of 1 wurp.
-* A cube measuring 1 unanit x 1 unanit x 1 unanit will have a volume of 4,913 wurp.
+* A cube measuring 1 unanit x 1 unanit x 1 unanit will have a volume of 4,096 wurp.
 * 1 wurp of water will have a mass of 1,331 gyup or 0.86037 lugyup.

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 == Overview ==
-The existence of the Chesix Society is widely debated among scholars, and the system of measurement attributed to them is believed to have originated during the period of the [[Nitenmangrey]].  It is clear someone conceived and developed the system, but the fact that such a complex set of rules has been able to survive, even before written records became commonplace, is remarkable.
+The existence of the '''Chesix''' Society is widely debated among scholars, and the '''system of measurement''' attributed to them is believed to have originated during the period of the [[Nitenmangrey]].  It is clear someone conceived and developed the system, but the fact that such a complex set of rules has been able to survive, even before written records became commonplace, is remarkable.
 === The Rules of Distance ===

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		+	Just for fun, here's a conversion of the units into their [[Gerth]] equivalents:
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		+	* 1 inanit = 1.82 centimetres (0.72 inches)
		+	* 1 nanit = 20 centimetres (7.87 inches)
		+	* 1 unanit = 3.2 metres (10.5 feet)
		+	* 1 kunanit = 28.8 metres (31.5 yards)
		+	* 1 lunanit = 316.8 metres (346.45 yards, 1.57 furlongs)
		+	* 1 sugro-nanit (8046.72 nanits) = 1 mile
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		+	--[[User:Sbp\|Sean B. Palmer]] 16:18, 28 Jan 2005 (EST)

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 === The Rules of Temperature ===
-*Water will freeze at 0 Yip.
+*Water will freeze at 0 yip.
-*Water will boil at 100 Yip.
+*Water will boil at 100 yip.
 This rule is subject to change depending on location. Scholars have noted that this is not constant but varies. It is true when at the coast, but will change in the mountains. The reason behind this inconsistency is unclear.

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 Distance is fixed - the standard is the [[Rod of Quiends]] which is stored in a vault in the headquarters of the [[Aminfarances Institute of Science and Technomancy]]. A sugro-nanit is defined to be 3657 lengths of the [[Rod of Quiends]], and it is accepted fact that 25 sugro-nanits are 201,168 nanits. Thus, there are 8046.72 nanits in a sugro-nanit and the [[Rod of Quiends]] is approximately 2.2 nanits long (8046.72/3657 = 2.20016407 nanits).
 * 1 lunanit = 11 kunanit (5.08 lunanits = 1 sugro-nanit).
 * 1 kunanit = 9 unanit.

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 == Overview ==
-The existence of the Chesix Society is widely debated among scholars. The system of measurement attributed to the society is believed to originate during the period of the [[Nitenmangrey]].  It is clear that someone developed this system of measure and that they have been in common use since before written records.
+The existence of the Chesix Society is widely debated among scholars, and the system of measurement attributed to them is believed to have originated during the period of the [[Nitenmangrey]].  It is clear someone conceived and developed the system, but the fact that such a complex set of rules has been able to survive, even before written records became commonplace, is remarkable.
 === The Rules of Distance ===
-Distance is fixed - the standard is the [[Rod of Quiends]] which is stored in a vault in the head quarters of the [[Aminfarances Institute of Science and Technomancy]]. A sugro-nanit is defined to be 3657 lengths of the [Rod of Quiends]]. It is also an accepted fact that 25 sugro-nanits are 201,168 nanits. This means that there are 8046.72 nanits in a sugro-nanit and that the [[Rod of Quiends]] is approximately 2.2 nanits long<sup>&dagger;</sup>.
+Distance is fixed - the standard is the [[Rod of Quiends]] which is stored in a vault in the headquarters of the [[Aminfarances Institute of Science and Technomancy]]. A sugro-nanit is defined to be 3657 lengths of the [[Rod of Quiends]], and it is accepted fact that 25 sugro-nanits are 201,168 nanits. Thus, there are 8046.72 nanits in a sugro-nanit and the [[Rod of Quiends]] is approximately 2.2 nanits long (8046.72/3657 = 2.20016407 nanits).
-*1 lele = 9 lunanit.
+* 1 lele = 9 lunanit.
-*1 lunanit = 11 kunanit (5.08 Lunanits = 1 Sugro-nanit).
+* 1 lunanit = 11 kunanit (5.08 lunanits = 1 sugro-nanit).
-*1 kunanit = 9 unanit.
+* 1 kunanit = 9 unanit.
-*1 unanit = 16 nanit.
+* 1 unanit = 16 nanit.
-*1 nanit = 11 inanit.
+* 1 nanit = 11 inanit.
-*1 inanit = 9 kinanit.
+* 1 inanit = 9 kinanit.
-*1 kinanit = 13 linanit.
+* 1 kinanit = 13 linanit.
-*1 lele = 9 lunanits = 99 kunanits = 891 unanits = 14,256 nanits = 156,816 inanits = 1,411,344 kinanits = 18,347,472 linanits.
+* 1 lele = 9 lunanits = 99 kunanits = 891 unanits = 14,256 nanits<br />= 156,816 inanits = 1,411,344 kinanits = 18,347,472 linanits.
-*1 lele = 1.772 sugro-nanits.
+* 1 lele = 1.772 sugro-nanits.
-Much fuss is made of the complexity of our system of linear measurement. It is clear to this author that the complexity is derived from two truths.
+Much fuss is made of the complexity of the system's linear measurement. It is clear to this author that the complexity is derived from two truths. First, the [[Rod of Quiends]] is clearly the standard for the definition of the sugro-nanit. This unit of measure has gained almost universal support, which is why the only place we are likely to see the other nanit variations (unanit, lunanit, kunanit, etc.) are in texts. In everyday life, people tend to use nanits, sugro-nanits and leles.
-The first is that the [[Rod of Quiends]] is clearly the standard for the definition of the Sugro-nanit. This unit of measure has gained almost universal support which is why the only place we are likely to see the other variations of the nanit (the unanit, lunanit and kunanit) are in texts. In everyday life, people tend to use nanits, sugro-nanits and leles.
+Secondly, the nanit is clearly the standard size for a [[Bindlet Ball]]. Although these objects are notoriously [[Bindlet Ball|unstable]] with respect to diameter (at least within the past 60 years), it is still a generally accepted principle. Which of these two standards came first is not clear, and probably apocryphal; regardless, they do see everyday use.
-The second is that a nanit is clearly the standard size for a [[Bindlet Ball]]. Although these objects are notoriously [[Bindlet Ball|unstable]] with respect to diameter, it is still a generally accepted principle.
+=== The Rules of Mass ===
+* A single [[Fefferberry]] will have a mass of 1 gyup and is the standard against which a gyup is measured.
-Which of these two standards came first is not clear, and is probably apocryphal. What is important, is that in every-day use these two standards do exist.
+* A cube of water 1 nanit x 1 nanit x 1 nanit will have a mass of 1,331 gyup, equal to 0.86037 lugyup.
-=== The Rules of Mass ===
+Many have noted that 1331 [[Fefferberry|Fefferberries]] almost never have the same mass as a cubic nanit of water. This is unfortunate, because the variance is unpredictable. Most consider this a sign that the gods are testing us.
 === The Rules of Volume ===
-*A cube measuring 1 nanit x 1 nanit x 1 nanit will have a volume of 1 wurp
+* A cube measuring 1 nanit x 1 nanit x 1 nanit will have a volume of 1 wurp.
-*A cube measuring 1 unanit x 1 unanit x 1 unanit will have a volume of 4,913 wurp.  1 wurp of water will have a mass of 1,331 gyup or 0.86037 lugyup
+* A cube measuring 1 unanit x 1 unanit x 1 unanit will have a volume of 4,913 wurp.
 === The Rules of Temperature ===
 *Water will freeze at 0 Yip.
 *Water will boil at 100 Yip.
 This rule is subject to change depending on location. Scholars have noted that this is not constant but varies. It is true when at the coast, but will change in the mountains. The reason behind this inconsistency is unclear.
 == Summary ==
-It is certain that as study in this field progresses, more standards will likely be developed.  To date, Chesix standards have fullfilled their function, allowing commerce to flourish, the rules of [[Bindlet Ball]] to be codified (at least as far as ball size is concerned) and history to be studied.
+It is certain that as study in this field progresses, more standards will likely be developed.  To date, Chesix standards have fullfilled their function, allowing commerce to flourish, the rules of [[Bindlet Ball]] to be codified (at least as far as ball size), and history to be studied.
-&rArr; 8046.72/3657 = 2.20016407 nanits in the rod.
+Some, notably the philosopher and mathematician [[Pricludious]], claim that the Chesix system has nothing to do with standards and is biased toward merchants.  This scholar believes that if [[Pricludious]] had been a little less pedantic, he might have enjoyed life a little more than he did.
-'"Citations:'" [[Bindlet Ball]], [[Pricludious]], [[Rod of Quiends]]
+'''Citations''': [[Bindlet Ball]], [[Pricludious]], [[Rod of Quiends]].
 --[[User:Dok|Dok]] 19:41, 23 Sep 2004 (EDT)
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