Finally the CIA gives interesting info

I prefer to deal in microns.

Francesca Knowles wrote:

camperpaul wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

camperpaul wrote:

1 Kilometer = 5 Furlongs

:B
What's that in roods and chains?

There are 10 chains or 40 rods in a furlong, so 80 chains or 320 rods equal one statute mile (1760 yards, 1609.344 m, 1.609344 km).

O.K., math whiz...Square all that and give it in cubits! :B

There is no "official" definition of the absolute length of the "cubit".

Unofficially it varies from 17" to 22" with the average being ~19.7" or ~500cm.

The cubit is the distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger and because it is rare for both arms of a person to be exactly the same length, you have a "right cubit" and a "left cubit".

If you really want to be cornfused, look at the standards for film ...

e.g.
35mm film has 8 frames per foot in your still camera and 16 frames per foot in a movie camera.

OK Smart...`s how many Fathoms is that?!

camperpaul wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:

camperpaul wrote:

1 Kilometer = 5 Furlongs

:B
What's that in roods and chains?

There are 10 chains or 40 rods in a furlong, so 80 chains or 320 rods equal one statute mile (1760 yards, 1609.344 m, 1.609344 km).

O.K., math whiz...Square all that and give it in cubits! :B

Francesca Knowles wrote:

camperpaul wrote:

1 Kilometer = 5 Furlongs

:B
What's that in roods and chains?

There are 10 chains or 40 rods in a furlong, so 80 chains or 320 rods equal one statute mile (1760 yards, 1609.344 m, 1.609344 km).

camperpaul wrote:


1 Kilometer = 5 Furlongs

:B

What's that in roods and chains?

camperpaul wrote:

dodge guy wrote:
Um, i live in the U.S. What is a Kilometer! And no i don't want to convert it! If i did i would already know the answer!!!

1 Kilometer = 5 Furlongs

Ummmm, no, but close.

1 kilometer is 1,000 meters which is 3,048 feet.

A furlong is 660 feet which would be 3,300 feet or 252 feet longer.

dodge guy wrote:
Um, i live in the U.S. What is a Kilometer! And no i don't want to convert it! If i did i would already know the answer!!!

1 Kilometer = 5 Furlongs

dodge guy wrote:
Um, i live in the U.S. What is a Kilometer! And no i don't want to convert it! If i did i would already know the answer!!!

Might me a good idea to find out as the U. S. has been "metric" since 1866.

US Metric

demoon wrote:
Curious as to what it costs to maintain that site.

Don't ask- if they tell you, they'd prolly have to kill you! :B