Re:The Farad is way better than the Farad
by seanellis (302682)

The metric Farad is defined as one Coulomb per Volt.

In order to uphold the general applicability, compatibility and ease-of-use of the Imperial system, the Imperial Farad is defined somewhat differently. It is, in fact, 86400 times the electical capacitance of a Hogshead barrel lined with a 1/32 inch sheet of 80/20 lead/tin alloy, as mesaured when filled with grains of standard Somerset-grown dry wheat (grade III) to a depth of 26 inches or the height of the smallest midget in the King's Court, whichever is smaller.