@cstross@wandering.shop @utterlymundane@hachyderm.io AIUI Knuth found the word being used randomly in Mad Magazine and was inspired to create a system of measurement around it. Wikipedia notes: “Google Calculator and WolframAlpha can both perform conversions from the potrzebie system to other units.[5][6] WolframAlpha uses the originally printed value of a potrzebie, while Google Calculator appears to use a value rounded to 5 significant figures.[7][8] As such, the two sites may not compute identical results.”