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A '''rel''' was a [[Dalek]] unit of measurement, principally of [[time]]. | A '''rel''' was a [[Dalek]] unit of measurement, principally of [[time]]. | ||
Not only did the Daleks used rels for time measurement, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine]],'' ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') but | Not only did the Daleks used rels for time measurement, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Genocide Machine]],'' ''[[The Mutant Phase]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') but the [[Kaled]]s had before them as well. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'') A rel was slightly longer than a [[second]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Evolution of the Daleks]]'') | ||
In other contexts, it was a unit of speed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death]]'', ''[[The Emissaries of Jevo (comic story)|The Emissaries of Jevo]]'') A rel was also used as a unit of [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] energy, not to be confused for a [[vep]], the unit used for artificial [[sun]]light. (''[[The Dalek Book]]'') When the [[New Dalek Empire]] tried to destroy the [[universe]] with the [[reality bomb]] using the [[Medusa Cascade]], they counted down from ten rels until their attempt to use it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'') | In other contexts, it was a unit of speed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Plague of Death]]'', ''[[The Emissaries of Jevo (comic story)|The Emissaries of Jevo]]'') A rel was also used as a unit of [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] energy, not to be confused for a [[vep]], the unit used for artificial [[sun]]light. (''[[The Dalek Book]]'') When the [[New Dalek Empire]] tried to destroy the [[universe]] with the [[reality bomb]] using the [[Medusa Cascade]], they counted down from ten rels until their attempt to use it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'') | ||
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The word ''rel'' first appeared in the non-[[canon]]ical movie ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', before appearing in early ''Doctor Who'' comics. | The word ''rel'' first appeared in the non-[[canon]]ical movie ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', before appearing in early ''Doctor Who'' comics. | ||
[[Category:Daleks]] | [[Category:Daleks]] | ||
[[Category:Units of time]] | [[Category:Units of time]] | ||
