Finally the CIA gives interesting info

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.