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In a message dated 25/04/2005 15:38:16 GMT Standard Time, 
sunjookim1 at hotmail.com writes:
> 1 toe = 10 hop = 0.596 liter
> 

Wouldn't 1 hop be easier with 10 toes?

Seriously: the one I always run up against 
concerns area, rather than volume. Pyong!
Still seems to be standard in Seoul real estate.

But even this is more complicated than I knew:

http://www.sizes.com/units/pyong.htm

pyong
In Korea, ? – 20th century, various units. Also romanized as pyung. 

1   A unit of volume used for firewood, 2 chok × 6 chok × 6 chok, 
(approximately 2.0035 cubic meters). United Nations, 1966. 
2   A unit of volume used for gravel, 6 cubic chok (approximately 6.01 cubic 
meters).  United Nations, 1966. 
3   A unit of area used for tiles, approximately 3.3058 square meters (3.954 
square yards).  
Sizes of apartments may be given in pyong. United Nations, 1966. 

cheers
Aidan
(14 stone, and counting...)

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