GBC
Speed

Furlongs per Fortnight

Modern equivalent

0.000166 mph

A playful composite speed unit used humorously to describe extremely sluggish velocities.

A favourite of physics professors and engineers demonstrating dimensional analysis, this tongue-in-cheek unit converts into a fraction of a mile per hour.

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