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[[ | [[File:Emperor Rels Speed.jpg|thumb|Rels as a measurement of speed. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Emissaries of Jevo (comic story)|The Emissaries of Jevo]]'')]] | ||
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]]'', ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday]]'') but the [[Kaled]]s had before them as well. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Guilt (audio story)|Guilt]]'') A rel was about 1.2 [[second]]s. ([[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]]'') | |||
==Conversion== | |||
* 1 rel = 1.2 seconds | |||
* 50 rels = 1 minute | |||
* 3,000 rels (3 kilorels) = 1 hour | |||
* 72,000 rels (72 kilorels) = 1 day | |||
* 504,000 rels (504 kilorels) = 1 week | |||
* 1,512,000 rels (1.512 megarels) = 1 month (3 weeks) | |||
* 18,144,000 rels (18.144 megarels) = 1 year | |||
==Units== | |||
* r = rel. | |||
* dr = decarel (100 rels) | |||
* kr = kilorel (1,000 rels) | |||
* mr = megarel (1,000,000 rels) | |||
* gr = gigarel (1,000,000,000 rels) | |||
* tr = terrarel (1,000,000,000,000 rels) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
[[File:Rel counter.jpg|thumb|left|A rel counter. It appears to show one Earth minute is equal to 50 rels. ([[NOTDWU]]: ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'') | |||
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Before appearing in the early ''Doctor Who'' comics, the word ''rel'' first appeared in the film, ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'' starring [[Peter Cushing]] as [[Dr. Who (Dr. Who and the Daleks)|Dr. Who]]. However, this wiki [[Tardis:Valid sources|does not consider the Peter Cushing movies as part of the DWU]]. | |||
[[Category:Daleks]] | |||
[[Category:Units of time]] | |||
