Szyjakowski Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Dru said: the real important one to know is how many grams to the ounce. 28.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 are you sure its not 4.20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szyjakowski Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 is that in metric or swahili? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minx Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Szyjakowski said: is that in metric or swahili? Â it's canadian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Why is this thread still going? DOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Because we're all a bunch of mushroom-munchin', pot-smoking engineering/lab tech geeks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 "The metric system is the tool of the devil! My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead, and that's the way I likes it!" -Grandpa Simpson  (his car only gets .002 miles/gallon)  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Ursa Eagle,  I know that a rod is 16.5 feet, which is 0.003125 miles. Therefore, in order for Grandpa Simpson's car to get 0.002 mpg, a hogshead must equal 62.5 gallons (US, not Imperial), no? Note that no attention was paid to sig figs, Necro  Where on earth did you find such a measure, UE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Someone in this thread is a real geek and it aint me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Uncle! Uncle! Uncle! I give. It's me! Â But one must ask why you keep reading it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 taken from http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm one US Hogshead = 62.999999 US Gallons. For all intensive purposes, 1 hogshead = 63 gallons. taken from http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_all.htm one rod = 16.5 US/International feet.  therefore:  40 (rod/Hogshead) * (16.5 ft/rod) * (1 mile/5280 ft) * (1 Hogshead/63 Gallons) = .00198 miles/gallon  Any questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobo Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 UE, Â I back-calculated the value of a hogshead starting with the mileage figure of 0.002 mpg, unaware that it was a rounded value (0.00198 mpg). That's how I got 62.5 gallons/hogshead. Since it work out exactly to 62.50000..., I figured that 's what the value of a hogshead (in US gallons) was. Any other questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpine_Tom Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Can't you just do it in cubits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 which kind? English (1.5 ft), Roman (1.4566929 ft), Egyptian (1.476378 ft), or Royal Egyptian (1.7175197 ft)? Â (all aforementioned feet are the International/US standard feet) Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thinker Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Ursa_Eagle said: taken from http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm one US Hogshead = 62.999999 US Gallons. For all intensive purposes, 1 hogshead = 63 gallons. taken from http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_all.htm one rod = 16.5 US/International feet.  therefore:  40 (rod/Hogshead) * (16.5 ft/rod) * (1 mile/5280 ft) * (1 Hogshead/63 Gallons) = .00198 miles/gallon  Any questions?  Yes. What does "all intensive purposes" mean?  Did you actually intend to say "all intents and purposes"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialed Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 What measurement do you use if your purpose is just casual? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 specialed said: What measurement do you use if your purpose is just casual? Â 3... always 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Thinker said: Yes. What does "all intensive purposes" mean? Â Did you actually intend to say "all intents and purposes"? Â I have no idea. Hasn't it been obvious that I'm a numbers guy and not a words guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flash_Amazing Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Ursa_Eagle said: taken from http://www.onlineconversion.com/volume.htm one US Hogshead = 62.999999 US Gallons. For all intensive purposes, 1 hogshead = 63 gallons. taken from http://www.onlineconversion.com/length_all.htm one rod = 16.5 US/International feet.  therefore:  40 (rod/Hogshead) * (16.5 ft/rod) * (1 mile/5280 ft) * (1 Hogshead/63 Gallons) = .00198 miles/gallon  Any questions?  While we're quibbling over minutiae, people, the phrase is "for all intents and purposes", not "for all intensive purposes".  Sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 flash=nutty professor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinker Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 you're a little slow on the draw today, DFA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-rock Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 Yeah read the thread before you spray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa_Eagle Posted May 6, 2003 Share Posted May 6, 2003 now that I think about it, "for all intents and purposes" does make more sense.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted May 7, 2003 Share Posted May 7, 2003 dru, it's 28.5 grams/oz, but for you, I'll make it 24 g/oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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