BLOIT

The bloit is the Empire's most common unit for measuring distances. The bloit is defined as the distance the king's favorite pet runs in an hour. As the discerning reader can tell from this definition, the length of the bloit changes dramatically from ruler to ruler and slightly from day to day, and is therefore an entirely useless form of measurement for most practical (and all historical) purposes. (Rarely was this change more dramatic than in 619 GUE, when Bozbo IV -- who adored his windcat -- died, and was succeeded by Mumbo II -- who was equally enamored of his very, very ancient turtle.)

Land is usually measured in square bloits.


LIST OF KNOWN RULERS AND THEIR PETS