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  2. List of humorous units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    This is a unit of fame, hype, or infamy, named for the American puzzle creator and editor, Will Shortz. The measure is the number of times one's name has appeared in The New York Times crossword puzzle as either a clue or solution. Arguably, this number should only be calculated for the Shortz era (1993–present).

  3. Pressure measurement - Wikipedia

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    The SI unit for pressure is the pascal (Pa), equal to one newton per square metre (N·m −2 or kg·m −1 ·s −2). This special name for the unit was added in 1971; before that, pressure in SI was expressed in units such as N·m −2. When indicated, the zero reference is stated in parentheses following the unit, for example 101 kPa (abs).

  4. Scifaiku - Wikipedia

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    Scifaiku. SciFaiku ("science fiction haiku ") is a form of science fiction poetry first announced by Tom Brinck with his treatise on the subject, The SciFaiku Manifesto (July 1995). [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Brinck has been referred to as the "Father of SciFaiku." [11] SciFaiku is inspired by Japanese haiku, but explores science, science ...

  5. Pascal (unit) - Wikipedia

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    bar: 10 −5 bar. barye (CGS unit) 10 Ba. The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI). It is also used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus, and ultimate tensile strength. The unit, named after Blaise Pascal, is an SI coherent derived unit defined as one newton per square metre (N ...

  6. Speculative poetry - Wikipedia

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    Speculative poetry is a genre of poetry that focusses on fantastic, science fictional and mythological themes. It is also known as science fiction poetry or fantastic poetry. It is distinguished from other poetic genres by being categorized by its subject matter, rather than by the poetry's form. Suzette Haden Elgin defined the genre as "about ...

  7. Pressure - Wikipedia

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    Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed. [1]: 445 Gauge pressure (also spelled gage pressure) [a] is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure. Various units are used to express pressure.

  8. Blaise Pascal - Wikipedia

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    Roberto Rossellini directed a filmed biopic, Blaise Pascal, which originally aired on Italian television in 1971. [59] Pascal was a subject of the first edition of the 1984 BBC Two documentary, Sea of Faith, presented by Don Cupitt. The chameleon in the film Tangled is named for Pascal.

  9. Torr - Wikipedia

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    0.019 336 77 psi. The torr (symbol: Torr) is a unit of pressure based on an absolute scale, defined as exactly ⁠ 1 760 ⁠ of a standard atmosphere (101325 Pa). Thus one torr is exactly ⁠ 101325 760 ⁠ pascals (≈ 133.32 Pa). Historically, one torr was intended to be the same as one "millimeter of mercury", but subsequent redefinitions of ...