History Main / AbstractScale

* An archon in ''OrderOfTheStick'' measured evil in terms of kilo-nazis, with a baseline of a hypothetical offspring of [[OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella DeVille]] and [[LordOfTheRings Sauron]].

* The [[http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/milliLampson.html milliLampson]] is a unit of talking speed - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson Butler Lampson]] was said to run at [[MotorMouth 1000 milliLampsons]], when a normal person averaged [=200mL]=. Can also be a unit of thinking speed.

* When a Linux computer boots, it measures the performance of the processor it is running on in "BogoMIPS", defined as "the number of million times per second a processor can do absolutely nothing". This unit is explicitly meaningless for any kind of comparison between computers (although that doesn't stop people from boasting with their values); its only purpose is to calibrate the kernel's internal busy-loop.

* Naturally, it is measured by [[AWorldwidePunomenon thaumometers]].
** Some early books measure magic in "Primes". ''[[UniverseCompendium The Companion]]'' eventually [[AllThereInTheManual explained]] that the Prime was the metric measurement, and the thaum is the "imperial" one. Wizards tending to be hidebound traditionalists, the Prime never caught on.

* Early on in ''SchlockMercenary'', there is frequent mention of an absolute system of measurement for pain in [[JustForPun Kill-o-Hurtz]]. Various medical instruments are rated according to how much pain they inflict. The concept hasn't been mentioned in a long time, however, as the ''Schlock Mercenary'' universe (if not the actual story) has [[CerebrusSyndrome become somewhat more "serious"]].

* [[DragonBallZ His power level]] - [[MemeticMutation it's over 9000!]]

* Beauty has been measured in miliHelens (the amount of beauty needed to launch a single ship) in ''TheRebelAngels'', a novel by Robertson Davies, this system was invented by Cambridge mathematician W.A.H. Rushton. However, the term was possibly first suggested by IsaacAsimov. ''IrregularWebcomic'', however, pointed out that you shouldn't mix metric prefixes with [[IncrediblyLamePun Troy units]].

** Naturally, it is measured by [[AWorldwidePunomenon thaumometers]].

* In Stanisław Lem's short story Experimenta Felicitologica, the protagonist uses a unit he calls "hedones" to measure the happiness of a being at a given time. His professor uses a unit called "bromeons" for the same purpose.

* ''MST3K'' had the "shame-o-meter" for measuring the amount of shame emanating from washed-out actors in a 70s Charlie's Angels rip-off movie. It measured in (Peter) Lawfords. Jim Backus registered well into the giga-Lawford range.

* Early on in ''SchlockMercenary'', there is frequent mention of an absolute system of measurement for pain ? namely, Kill-o-Hurtz. Various medical instruments are rated according to how much pain they inflict, etc...the concept hasn't been mentioned in a long time, however, as the ''Schlock Mercenary'' universe (if not the actual story) has become somewhat more 'serious'...

* [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1716#comic This]] SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal measures anger in miliHulks, fear in deciPantscraps and awkwardness in microWeiners (all in the "votey", the red button).
* MegaTokyo features a MagicalGirl Detector that's calibrated in [[http://www.megatokyo.com/strips/1107.png sparklogems]], of course.
* In ''ElGoonishShive'', Grace refers to "Seymours", [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-02-11 a unit of measure for sadness]] using the "Jurassic Bark" episode of ''{{Futurama}}'' as a baseline.

* [[TheSpoonyOne Doctor Insano]] built a device to measure gayness in giga-queers.

* The [[http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/milliLampson.html milliLampson]] is a unit of talking speed - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson Butler Lampson]] was said to run at [[MotorMouth 1000 milliLampsons]], when a normal person averaged 200mL. Can also be a unit of thinking speed.

* ''{{Futurama}}'' once had a device that measured coolness in [[HappyDays mega-fonzies]]. There was also the funkometer for smells and a device that measured the accuracy of mad beats laid down by the BeastieBoys.
** For the record, they were laying it down with an 80% Success rate.
*** I believe that qualifies as "ill," at least from a technical standpoint.

* [[TheSpoonyOne Doctor Insano]] built a device to measure gayness in gigaqueers.

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* ''VisionOfEscaflowneAbridged'' reveals that angst can be measured in [[NeonGenesisEvangelion megaShinjis]].
* The [[http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/milliLampson.html milliLampson]] is a unit of talking speed - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson Butler Lampson]] was said to run at [[MotorMouth 1000 milliLampsons]], when a normal person averaged 200mL. Can also be a unit of thinking speed.

** Naturally, it is measured by [[IncrediblyLamePun thaumometers]].

* Beauty has been measured in miliHelens (the amount of beauty needed to launch a single ship) in ''TheRebelAngels'', a novel by Robertson Davies, this system was invented by Cambridge mathematician W.A.H. Rushton. However, the term was possibly first suggested by IsaacAsimov.

* VisionofEscaflowneAbridged reveals that angst can be measured in [[NeonGenesisEvangelion megaShinjis]].

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* The [[http://catb.org/jargon/html/M/milliLampson.html milliLampson]] is a unit of talking speed - [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_Lampson Butler Lampson]] was said to run at [[MotorMouth 1000 milliLampsons]]. Can also be a unit of thinking speed.

*** I believe that qualifies as ill, at least from a technical standpoint.

* ''GoodOmens'' gives us the alp, as a way of measuring belief. Most people are able to generate millialps. [[spoiler:Adam's belief is measured in Everests.]]

** For the record, they were laying it down with an 80% Success rate.