Iron foot Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 I was asked how tall kaladin was and it got me thinking do they ever talk about units of measurement in the book I can't seem to recall...
Karger he/him Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 WoR. “Five foot six inches,” Shallan said. “I suspect that’s all I will ever be up to, unfortunately.”
RShara she/her Posted June 6, 2019 Posted June 6, 2019 They talk about feet and inches quite a bit, though the Rosharan foot is a bit longer than ours, if I remember correctly. They also have miles mentioned.
king of nowhere Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 when amaram is recruiting, he also mentions that new recruits may bring with themselves up to two "stoneweights" of stuff, so that one looks like a unit of weight. In general, I'd expect them to have the units of measurement compatible with a renaissance society: not yet to the point of an international system with standardized rules for making composite units, but every nation has decent standards for at least the major units.
+Oltux72 he/him Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 11 hours ago, RShara said: They talk about feet and inches quite a bit, though the Rosharan foot is a bit longer than ours, if I remember correctly. They also have miles mentioned. Well, translated. What they use themselves is less clear. Two issues: The Azish empire not standardising units? Extremely unlikely. Vorin priests. They teach stuff and they have an international organization. Different units in their textbooks would be a hassle. An official Vorin system next to informal regional feet seems likely.
NattyBo Posted June 7, 2019 Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) Yes, in Arcanum Unbounded it mentions that Rosharan measurements (such as a foot) are not the same as Cosmere standard measurements, in fact. AU says that Rosharan measurements are bigger/longer (specifically, feet and miles) Edited June 7, 2019 by NattyBo
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