In high school, would be computer scientist Donald E. Knuth (later known as the "Father of Analysis of Algorithm), developed a Potrzebie System of Weights and Measures, after a running gag in Mad magazine. The basis of this revolutionary system, according to Knuth, is that 1 potrzebie is equal to the thickness of the Mad magazine issue #26 or 2.63348517438173216473 mm.
What, you don't believe that the Potrzebie System of Weights and Measurements is a valid system? Just ask Google - via The Presurfer
http://www.google.com/search?q=1+potrzebie+in+mm
i wonder what the other words mean. halavah might be "helluva/hell of a"...