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[[Transformer]]s, being extraterrestrials, are often overheard stating measurements in units that are unfamiliar to [[ | [[Transformer]]s, being extraterrestrials, are often overheard stating measurements in units that are unfamiliar to [[human]]s. Following is a list of '''units of length''' that Cybertronians have been observed using. | ||
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|'''Klep'''||???||[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] defined the location of a utility tunnel as six hundred kleps down in "[[Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming]]". | |'''Klep'''||???||[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] defined the location of a utility tunnel as six hundred kleps down in "[[Homecoming (Universe)|Homecoming]]". | ||
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|'''Klik'''||~kilometer||Referenced in Beast Wars episodes ''[[ | |'''Klik'''||~kilometer||Referenced in Beast Wars episodes ''[[The Web]]'' and ''[[Fallen Comrades]]''. | ||
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|'''Mechanometer'''||~meter||In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 episode]] "[[City of Steel]]", [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] declared [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s head was within ten mechanometers when they approached its location. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines a mechanometer as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/268,435,456 of a [[Units of time|nanoklik]], or about a meter. | |'''Mechanometer'''||~meter||In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 episode]] "[[City of Steel]]", [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] declared [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s head was within ten mechanometers when they approached its location. ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac]]'' defines a mechanometer as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/268,435,456 of a [[Units of time|nanoklik]], or about a meter. | ||
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|'''Megamile'''||???||The bridge to [[Great Dome|Iacon]], for example, was approximately a megamile away from the city according to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 episode]] "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". | |'''Megamile'''||???||The bridge to [[Great Dome|Iacon]], for example, was approximately a megamile away from the city according to [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 episode]] "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". | ||
Revision as of 06:28, 25 February 2014
Transformers, being extraterrestrials, are often overheard stating measurements in units that are unfamiliar to humans. Following is a list of units of length that Cybertronians have been observed using.
Specific unit definitions
| Name | Distance | Description |
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| Hic | ~kilometer | First mentioned in the Marvel story "The Magnificent Six!", three hics was the distance between the town of Yuss and Fort Scyk. The AllSpark Almanac defines a hic as 1024 mechanometers, or about one kilometer. |
| Kil | ??? | Nosecone noted an energy trace to be located fifty-two kils underneath Cybertron's surface in "Stormbringer #1". |
| Kix | ??? | While difficult to make out the letters, it seems Fusion measured the distance between him and some Decepticon jets in kix in "And There Shall Come...a Leader!". |
| Klep | ??? | Blackarachnia defined the location of a utility tunnel as six hundred kleps down in "Homecoming". |
| Klik | ~kilometer | Referenced in Beast Wars episodes The Web and Fallen Comrades. |
| Mechanometer | ~meter | In the Generation 1 episode "City of Steel", Hound declared Optimus Prime's head was within ten mechanometers when they approached its location. The AllSpark Almanac defines a mechanometer as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/268,435,456 of a nanoklik, or about a meter. |
| Megamile | ??? | The bridge to Iacon, for example, was approximately a megamile away from the city according to Wheeljack in the Generation 1 episode "More than Meets the Eye, Part 1". |
| Microquad | ??? | In the Beast Wars episode "The Web", Cheetor made contact with HQ through the new, experimental comlink when he was at a distance of over five microquads away, which meant a good result. |
| Solar rek | ??? | Mentioned in the unofficial story "Alignment". |
| Vun | ~hectometer? | Mentioned in the Marvel story "The Magnificent Six!", the shockwave from a nuclear explosion blew the Autobots into the air the last few vuns to beyond Yuss's limits. |
