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publicly ask the General Conference of Weights and Measures to officially acknowledge the derived unit of the kitten.

Created by D.S. on February 26, 2013

The "kitten" is the unit that allows a quantitative measurement of human happiness. It is derived from the SI base units, and is defined as 1 micromole of dopamine per cubic millimeter of cerebrospinal fluid, or 1 μmol/(mm*mm*mm). This unit would have an alternate spelling "kitty," applicable in all cases of local convention or personal preference.

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