The Si Unit For Cuteness. Official

While the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) remains curiously silent on the matter, the scientific and humorist communities have stepped in to fill the void. The Proposed Unit: The Button

While "Buttons" are whimsical, the science of why we find things cute is surprisingly rigorous. Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz famously defined the (Baby Schema) , a set of physical features that trigger our caretaking instincts: Large eyes relative to the face. A high, protruding forehead. Chubby cheeks and a rounded body. The SI Unit for Cuteness.

According to popular math humorist Ben Orlin of Math with Bad Drawings , the fundamental unit of cuteness is the ( While the International Bureau of Weights and Measures

The definition is simple: is equal to the cuteness of one "garden-variety" dog. The SI Unit for Cuteness.