Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Almost everything we do can be measured, and in lots of ways beyond the inches, yards and seconds we normally use. We take a trip through some lesser known measurements, like siriometer, cow's grass, and jiffy (yes, it's an actual term!) Plus: meet the dad who built a full-size claw machine for his daughter's 7th birthday party.  Enough Measurement Systems to Fill a Rhode Island the Size of Jupiter (Metafilter)   Science Fun Fact (ESA Science) 10 Of The Most Absurd Units Of Measurement On Earth (io9) How long is a jiffy? (Science Focus) Dad Builds Human Claw Machine For Daughter's Birthday (Geekologie) Backing Cool Weird Awesome only takes a jiffy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/coolweirdawesome/message