[time-nuts] Obscure terms

[Poul-Henning Kamp]

In message <1746.12.6.201.247.1250792817.squirrel at popacctsnew.quik.com>, "J. Fo
rster" writes:

>The acre-feet for example. It is only necessary to figure the area of a
>pond once and then a simple ruler will tell you how much water is in it
>and if you need to start rationing water use.

The most amazing unit I have hit was the "Sverdrup", used for measuring
sea-currents.  I belive it is km^3/s.

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