[tlhIngan Hol] Anyone wan to help design a Klingon ruler?

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On 2 Nov 2016 10:32 pm, "Felix Malmenbeck" <felixm at kth.se> wrote:

> Sounds like fun! Won't be able to join the team myself, however.
>
>
> > From here
> <http://daily-klingon.tumblr.com/post/132822212317/units-of-measurement>
> we find the Klingon unit of length 'uj' is 34.83cm (derived from BoP
> poster).
>
> > Can anyone confirm this?
>
>
> Yup, 34,83 cm seems about right. I did an investigation previously on this
> list and reached the same conclusion:
>
> http://stodi.lojban.org/~clsn/webarchives/2012/March/msg00130.html
>
>
> > We understand the Klingon number system was originally ternary, but was
> decimalized to
>
> > facilitate communication with other civilizations. Might we report units
> of 'uj' as 0.1 uj, 0.2 uj, etc?
>
>
> Sadly, we know very little of units of length smaller than one 'uj, but
> yes, there is confirmation of those measurements being expressed using
> decimals. In the link above, you'll find examples such as
>
> wejvatlh loSmaH loS vI' vagh wej 'ujmey (344,53 'ujmey)
>
>
> > Should a Klingon ruler double as a weapon?
>
>
> Depends on the end-user, I suppose, but I personally would advise against
> it; rulers are rulers and weapons are weapons.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol-bounces at lists.kli.org> on behalf of
> Benjamin Atkinson <benjamin.atkinson at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 2, 2016 20:47
> *To:* tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org
> *Subject:* [tlhIngan Hol] Anyone wan to help design a Klingon ruler?
>
> My kids and I are trying to design a Klingon ruler. We could use some
> help.
>
> I cannot promise you riches or battle glory, but if we pull this off, I'll
> send you a Klingon ruler of your very own.
>
> Here are our questions and a link to a form if you want to join the team:
>
>    1. From here
>    <http://daily-klingon.tumblr.com/post/132822212317/units-of-measurement>
>    we find the Klingon unit of length 'uj' is 34.83cm (derived from BoP
>    poster). Can anyone confirm this?
>    2. We understand the Klingon number system was originally ternary, but
>    was decimalized to facilitate communication with other civilizations. Might
>    we report units of 'uj' as 0.1 uj, 0.2 uj, etc?
>    3. Should a Klingon ruler double as a weapon?
>
> Apply to the team via this link.
> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfc4--MvMuLlmvvQ36M6VBKjzrI3S_Uy5cFWgKINSZi-VSahw/viewform>
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ben
>
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