Relativity Units

The fundamental theory of time and space is a bit of a mess. That's why we've come up with our own units of measurement. Because, you know, seconds are just too boring.

One Gigalut (pronounced "gee-ga-lut") is equal to one billionth of a second. Yeah, that's a real mouthful. You can use it to measure the passage of time, like how long it takes for your aunt to cook dinner, or how long it takes to get to work.

But wait, there's more! We've also got Luminyears (LUM-uh-knee-yurz), which is like a unit of light years, but with more zazz. One Luminyear is equal to the distance light travels while listening to the entirety of "Space Oddity" by David Bowie. That's approximately 1.75 billion kilometers. Yeah, that's a real unit of measure.

Want to know more about our units of measurement? Click here to go to Standard Units for more info, or here to go to Paradoxical Units if you're feeling extra adventurous.