Author Topic: what is a rod or a pole (Read 9071 times)

campanula · « **on:** February 13, 2007, 20:40:46 »

I am sure this has been up before but can anyone tell me what 10 'poles' actually means?
cheers, suzy

plot73 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 13, 2007, 20:47:43 »

A pole is 5 1\2 yards roughly equivelent to 5 mtrs (1 Pole= 1 Rod = 1 Perch)

telboy · « **Reply #2 on:** February 13, 2007, 20:49:55 »

I would love to help but I reckon a score of 'oldpharts' are now getting their reference books out to flood you with their knowledge.
While they're there, how many litres are there in a peck (liquid measure - USA).
:o :o 8) 8) ::) ::)

plot73 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 13, 2007, 20:54:02 »

Quote from: telboy on February 13, 2007, 20:49:55

I would love to help but I reckon a score of 'oldpharts' are now getting their reference books out to flood you with their knowledge.
While they're there, how many litres are there in a peck (liquid measure - USA).
:o :o 8) 8) ::) ::)

Either that or google... ;D
2 gallons or 9.092 lt
http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~alan/family/N-Units.html

campanula · « **Reply #4 on:** February 13, 2007, 20:59:44 »

I know that a 'pole' or a 'rod' is a one dimensional measure of length but how does this translate to a square. two dimensional area? Would 10 poles be something like 5m x 55m (1pole x 10 poles)?

telboy · « **Reply #5 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:00:20 »

Nah,
I said 'Liquid Measure'.
Think again!
I won't spoil it.

telboy · « **Reply #6 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:01:46 »

Sorry camp.,
Butted in there!

telboy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:03:17 »

camp., I would think so!

weedin project · « **Reply #8 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:05:02 »

Try this one:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_(unit)

I think allotments are actually measured in "square rods", but usually just referred-to as "rods".

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #9 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:06:37 »

A pole of land is a square pole, so ten poles is 5.5x5.5x10 square yards = (after a frantic hunt for a calculator) 302.5 square yards.

telboy · « **Reply #10 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:10:47 »

R_B,
How does a 'Pole of land' translate into 302.50 cubic yards?
???

Robert_Brenchley · « **Reply #11 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:14:04 »

I gave you the equation. I rod, pole or perch = 5.5 yards. 1 rod on an allotment is a square rod. 5.5x5.5=30.25. 30.25x10=302.5. QED.

Amazin · « **Reply #12 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:17:35 »

Telboy, here's one for you:

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, was he American?

;D

weedin project · « **Reply #13 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:21:37 »

Quote from: telboy on February 13, 2007, 21:10:47

R_B,
How does a 'Pole of land' translate into 302.50 cubic yards?
???

That's what happens when you double-dig it three feet deep. ;)

Cubic = volume
Square = area

telboy · « **Reply #14 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:26:24 »

Quote from: Amazin on February 13, 2007, 21:17:35

Telboy, here's one for you:

If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, was he American?

;D

You wind me up.
Sorry R-B.
;D

philcooper · « **Reply #15 on:** February 13, 2007, 21:39:49 »

Quote from: weedin project on February 13, 2007, 21:21:37

Quote from: telboy on February 13, 2007, 21:10:47
R_B,
How does a 'Pole of land' translate into 302.50 cubic yards?
???

That's what happens when you double-dig it three feet deep. ;)

Cubic = volume
Square = area

Just to make life more difficult there is in addition to the linear and square rods (both refered to to as rods with no indication of whiach is being used, there is a cubic rod (also, logiocally refered to as a rod) It's 5.25 x 5.25 x 5.25 cubic yards.

Incidentally did you know that on the continent a half kilo is refered to as a pound in several countries?

(France = livre, Germany Pfund) and that there is also the Metric "hundredweight" (Germany = Zentner) = 100 continental pounds. Given that 1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds a continental hundredweight = 110.231131lbs - which is as close to the imperial hundred as makes no difference!!

The metric tonne is similarly very close to the imperial version - so it's only the Americans with their silly little pints and gallons who are out of step!! ;)

Phil

Phil

Curryandchips · « **Reply #16 on:** February 13, 2007, 22:26:19 »

Another unit that I stumbled across when working for an engineering company that still used imperial systems a decade after we apparently went metric, was a unit heavily embedded in the US system because of their imperial measures.

The unit - the SLUG (this is not a wind up, but it is topical eh?)

Can anyone explain it WITHOUT using google?

Just for the curious out there ... :D

Derek :)

redimp · « **Reply #17 on:** February 13, 2007, 23:03:24 »

Quote from: Curry on February 13, 2007, 22:26:19

Another unit that I stumbled across when working for an engineering company that still used imperial systems a decade after we apparently went metric, was a unit heavily embedded in the US system because of their imperial measures.

The unit - the SLUG (this is not a wind up, but it is topical eh?)

Can anyone explain it WITHOUT using google?

Just for the curious out there ... :D

Derek :)

Tis a measure of Whisky when your depressed Derek ;D

philcooper · « **Reply #18 on:** February 14, 2007, 08:14:43 »

Quote from: Curry on February 13, 2007, 22:26:19

......Can anyone explain it WITHOUT using google?

Derek :)

A slug is a unit of mass (as opposed to weight)

The mass is what gravity works on to produce weight.

Something with a of mass 1 slug weighs around 32lbs on earth but not a lot on the moon

One slug weighing in at 32lbs - worrying or what? :o

The reason I know? I was trained as an engineer in the non-metric days (and need to get out more!!) ;)

Phil

tim · « **Reply #19 on:** February 14, 2007, 08:18:04 »

Try this then?

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Author Topic: what is a rod or a pole (Read 9071 times)