How Long In Kalikams?

The thing with measurements always brings up something that I never actually implement.

The Aslan, Droyne, Hiver, K'Kree, Vargr, Zhodani, and hundreds of minor races aren't going to be using the metric system.  The Vilani probably didn't use it before the Terrans conquered them, but the Third  Imperium and Solomani both do now.

The Klingons, Romulans, K'zinti, Gorn, Vulcans, Orions, etc... won't have the metric system either, unless Earth forced it on them as part of joining the Federation.

They might have analogous systems, but the base measurements will not be the same unless by epic coincidence.

Traveller covered some of the differences in calendars and clocks.

Metric for an Aslan would be in base 8 if we assume everyone uses their manipulating digits for the base number for their math.

Hivers?  Hexapods with six fingers per "leg" but four of the "legs" are "just" legs one is for manipulation and the third for making little Hiver babies...  Base 6?  36?

The Vargr are so fractured that becoming Balkanized would be a massive increase in organization.

It's a headache I've chosen to just ignore.

The Vargr didn't give the mass of the object in kilograms.  I translated it to kilograms, just like I translated Gvegh to English.  Hell, I might have further translated it to pounds because we're playing GURPS.