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Prioritize kays over klicks
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<table class=big-table data-code-column=1 data-hide-column=2>
<caption>mil | cem | met | klick | mig | gram | kilo | ton | leat | meg</caption>
<caption>mil | cem | met | kay | mig | gram | kilo | ton | leat | meg</caption>
<thead>
<tr><th>Symbol</th><th>Unit</th><th>Word</th><th>Examples</th></tr>
</thead>
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<tr><td>mm</td><td>millimeter</td><td><b>mil</b></td> <td>"I was a mil away from death."</td></tr>
<tr><td>cm</td><td>centimeter</td><td><b>cem</b></td> <td>"We're making progress cem by cem."<br>"The President mustn't budge a cem."</td></tr>
<tr><td>m</td> <td>meter</td> <td><b>met</b></td> <td>"Visibility is down to a few mets."</td></tr>
<tr><td>km</td><td>kilometer</td> <td><b>klick</b> or <b>kay</b></td><td>"Give someone a cem and they'll take a klick."<br>"A journey of a thousand klicks begins with a single step."<br>"Good grief, you missed by a country klick!"<br>"Go the extra klick."<br>"Only mets away but klicks apart."</td></tr>
<tr><td>km</td><td>kilometer</td> <td><b>kay</b> or <b>klick</b></td><td>"Give someone a cem and they'll take a kay."<br>"A journey of a thousand kays begins with a single step."<br>"Good grief, you missed by a country kay!"<br>"Go the extra kay."<br>"Only mets away but kays apart."</td></tr>
<tr><td>mg</td><td>milligram</td> <td><b>mig</b></td> <td>"A raindrop weighs just 4 migs."</td></tr>
<tr><td>g</td> <td>gram</td> <td><b>gram</b></td> <td>"A gram of prevention is worth a kilo of cure."</td></tr>
<tr><td>kg</td><td>kilogram</td> <td><b>kilo</b> or <b>key</b></td><td>"Coke is the 500 kilo gorilla in the soft drink market."<br>"A gram of help is better than a kilo of preaching."<br>"Sugar Ray Robinson is the greatest kilo-for-kilo boxer of all time."</td></tr>
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<p>
Metric is easier by a country klick.&nbsp;
Metric is easier by a country kay.&nbsp;
For example, there are 10 mm in a cm, so 1/5 of a cm is 2 mm.&nbsp;
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<table data-code-column=2>
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No one is ever going to say that a GLOCK 19 (G19&nbsp;9&times;19mm) is a
9&nbsp;mim.&nbsp;
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Depending on context, kays can refer to kilometers as in
<i>"It's a short hike of only 3 kays"</i>
or to km/h as in
<i>"There's a 40 kay speed limit near the school"</i>.
</li>
<li>
It's best to stay away from the lesser known in-between unit terms, like
hectometer, centiliter, or decagram, for the same reason you don't use archaic
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<li>
Variety is the spice of life.&nbsp;
In some regions people may prefer "kay" over "klick" for kilometer.&nbsp;
In some regions people may prefer "klick" over "kay" for kilometer.&nbsp;
Some may prefer "key" over "kilo" for kilogram.&nbsp;
Local language variations are totally fine.&nbsp;
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</section>

<section id=inspiration>
<h2>Klicks of Inspiration</h2>
<h2>Kays of Inspiration</h2>
<div>
<blockquote>
"Your klickage may vary."
"Your kayage may vary."
<cite>U.S. EPA after metrication</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"It's not the years, honey, it's the klickage."
"It's not the years, honey, it's the kayage."
<cite>Correct canonical version of Indiana Jones</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"Knowledge without klickage doesn't mean anything to me."
"Knowledge without kayage doesn't mean anything to me."
<cite>Henry Rollins if he had been born in Australia</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"Take your dream and start breaking in down into klickstones."
"Take your dream and start breaking in down into kaystones."
<cite>A Pragmatic Person</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"My path has not been determined.&nbsp; I shall have more experiences and pass many
more klickstones."
more kaystones."
<cite>Agnetha Fältskog in the future</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"Life isn't a matter of klickstones, but of moments."
"Life isn't a matter of kaystones, but of moments."
<cite>Modern-day clone of Rose Kennedy</cite>
</blockquote>
<blockquote>
"Remember to celebrate klickstones as you prepare for the road ahead."
"Remember to celebrate kaystones as you prepare for the road ahead."
<cite>Even more visionary Nelson Mandela</cite>
</blockquote>
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<br><br>
<h3>Klicks are also inspiring</h3>
<figure class=external-site>
<a href=https://www.military.com/military-life/how-far-is-a-klick>
<img src={{webRoot}}/graphics/klicks-us-military.png alt=klicks
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&lt;p&gt;<br>
Compared to dealing with inches and annoying fractions, metric is better by a
&lt;a href=https://think-metric.org/poetry&gt;country klick&lt;/a&gt;.<br>
&lt;a href=https://think-metric.org/poetry&gt;country kay&lt;/a&gt;.<br>
&lt;/p&gt;
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<p><i data-icon=circle-down></i></p>
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Compared to dealing with inches and annoying fractions, metric is better by a
<a href=https://think-metric.org/poetry>country klick</a>.
<a href=https://think-metric.org/poetry>country kay</a>.
</p>
</section>

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<section>
<h2>Metric Poetry</h2>
<h3>Common words for SI</h3>
<p><i>"A journey of a thousand klicks begins with a single step."</i></p>
<p><i>"A journey of a thousand kays begins with a single step."</i></p>
<figure class=small-picture>
<a href={{webRoot}}/poetry><img src={{webRoot}}/article/metric-poetry/si-wheel.png alt=si></a>
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<h1>Metric Poetry</h1>
<h2>Common Words for SI</h2>
<a href=../article/metric-poetry>https://think-metric.org/poetry</a>
<p>mil | cem | met | klick | mig | gram | kilo | ton | leat | meg</p>
<p>mil | cem | met | kay | mig | gram | kilo | ton | leat | meg</p>
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