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one or two Billies in volume

Possibly the most universal of all units of measurements. For the uninitiated: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/billy-bookcase-white-00263850/

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I've never heard "billy" used like this before now, thanks for the clarification.

It transcends nation, culture, and language. In the future, we will measure the distance between the stars in billies.

and insects in millibillies

and mountains in hillbillies

Whoa, that's expensive for an MDF bookcase.

Well-designed, proven, and sturdy though. It's not made of MDF, it's particle board. Although a cheaper material, this is actually a good thing here, because the same bookcase made of MDF would be much heavier and the planks would sag.

Prices are certainly on the high side, but that phenomenon does not seem limited to Ikea.

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