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Originally Posted by BBray_T1296

We decided (jokingly of course) that both customary and SI units are garbage and invented our own measurement system all based on our largest 2" diameter pneumatic cylinder, which we named "Pneumasiah", and each type of unit was all called the same name: a Pneum

These units exchange to:
-1 Pneum (pressure) = 60 PSI (pressure the piston operates at)
-1 Pneum (length) = 24 3/8" (Measured stroke Pneumasiah)
-1 Pneum (time) = Time Pneumasiah takes to extend 1 Pneum(length) at 1 Pneum(pressure), not officially measured yet
-1 Pneum (mass) = Weight of Pneumasiah, not officially measured yet

Funny quote related:

"how fast does our robot accelerate?" "Oh, about 6 Pneums per Pneum squared"

I'm pretty sure we have one of those exact cylinders lying around (it's completely useless, of course, but at some point in the past someone figured that if we were going to get a free cylinder we might as well get a big one). We just call it the "BFC." If nothing else, it makes a good demonstration piece for preseason training.