Easy guide to metric units, courtesy of xkcd

[billyskank]

[DS1]

1. heh

I was just telling SOteric how anything with Summer Glau in it will attract nerds :D

[billyskank]

2. Funny thing is

that's about the only thing on that cartoon I don't understand.

[DS1]

3. She played River in Firefly, and from then on was in the geek 10 ten

take it away, google!

http://images.google.com/images?q=summer%20glau

[billyskank]

4. Hmm.

Very pretty young lady.

[Heidi]

5. I sent this out to a European project team this past summer

at the same time asking for this patience and understanding while I attempted to navigae the graphic and absorb the content.

ETA: They were simultaneously sympathetic and laughing their asses off.