Weird Measurements

<p>An <strong>unusual unit of measurement</strong> is a <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_of_measurement">unit of measurement</a> that does not form part of a coherent <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_of_measurement">system of measurement</a>, especially because its exact quantity may not be well known or because it may be an inconvenient multiple or fraction of a base unit.</p> <p>Many of the unusual units of measurements listed here are colloquial measurements, units devised to compare a measurement to common and familiar objects.</p>