Ways in which geeks measure the world. An “emmett” – as in Dr Emmett Brown from Back to the Future – is a measure of exactly 1.21 gigawatts of power.
Emmett (power) : 1 emmet = 1.21 gigawatts, or the amount of power required to operated the flux capacitor in a modified DeLorean DMC-12. GeekDad note – when describing the emmet, it’s pronounced “jigga” watt. There was briefly some debate as to whether this should be called a “lloyd” or a “docbrown”, But for simplicity (and to honor the character rather than the actor – though don’t get me wrong, Christopher Lloyd rocks) I’ve gone for “emmet.”
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