<p>Wow, that sucks. Nilometers are real, the real deal... </p>
<p>Wikcerpt: "The ability to predict the volume of the coming inundation was part of the mystique of the Ancient Egyptian priesthood...."</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 20, 2009 7:33 PM, "Jonathan Lassoff" <<a href="mailto:jof@thejof.com">jof@thejof.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Excerpts from miloh's message of Fri Nov 20 19:21:13 -0800 2009:<br>
<p><font color="#500050">> Measure it in nilometers, and report back please.
</font></p>jof@sfo:~$ units<br>
2411 units, 71 prefixes, 33 nonlinear units<br>
<br>
You have: nilometers<br>
Unknown unit 'nilometers'<br>
</blockquote></p>