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Winter Camp Legends
Universal Measurement System
| Origin | Winter Camp II (1978) |
| The Story | Winter Camp II used a then new measurement system called the Universal Measurement System. At that event there were three primary things measured: time in jiffies, distance in tads, and temperature. There were some strange things with the system. Jiffies, the measure of time, weren't circular in the way that ours and minutes are; they just kept going up. The second complication was probably using the Tad (about 9') as a unit for a compass course; it was several miles long resulting in significat hiking and errors. The system has been greatly expanded by Mark Bollman over the years. |
| Veracity | This story is true. |
| Trigger | ANy time there's a compass course this will come up. It sometimes comes up during hikes. |
| Positive Message | Usually it's invoked to describe how things could be worse. |
| Teller | Most likely to be talked about by Jeff or Mark. |
Last updated by Steve D. on 2021-08-21 09:59:10.
