One erk(energy ratio kinetics) equals approximately 67.5 ergs. That is the energy required to move 1 ounce, 1 inch, in one second.
That is my way of recreating. Using the slang version of my teenage nik to create a new likely not to be standardised version of a unit of measurement. LOL. Of course it has to be refined more perfectly; but for the laugh I get out of it, it has served its purpose.