code: function getSizeBrutal(unit, element) {
    var testDIV = document.createElement('div')
    testDIV.style['height'] = '128' + unit
    element.appendChild(testDIV)
    var size = getPropertyInPX(testDIV, 'height') / 128
    element.removeChild(testDIV)
    return size
  }
docs: This brutal hack is needed