what is a rod or a pole

[philcooper]

Tim,

You have the advantage over the rest of us, being the only memebr to have attended the Grate Exhibition   ;D

Phil

[philcooper]

[tim]

Funny thing though - can't remember a thing about it. 'Spose that's what age does for you??

[mikey]

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

To be accurate... 1 Metric Tonne = 2204 imperial pounds
1 Imperial Ton = 2240 imperial pounds
The 36 pound difference maybe not too important for 1 Tonne/Ton but if you are paying for something by weight and lots of it then can make a significant difference (like a Tanker full of Crude Oil)

;D ;)
Mikey

[tim]

2240 - 2204? Obviously a typo somewhere!

[philcooper]

........ if you are paying for something by weight and lots of it then can make a significant difference (like a Tanker full of Crude Oil)

;D ;)
Mikey

Not much call for tankers full of oil on my allotment - I did buy 3 tons (or were they tonnes?) of fym once

Should you be joining the Oilwells 4 All list?

Phil

[telboy]

Suzy,
Are you now a happy bunnie or 'wha???????????

[Marymary]

Tim, I loved the measures thing - what's it from?  I wanted to read the next page.

[tim]

So long ago I can't recall.

Just thought it might find a place one day!

[RobinOfTheHood]

Telboy, here's one for you:

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

;D

More to the point how did he do it?

Did he pick a peck of pre-pickled peppers?  ???

If so, what was the variety, as T&M don't seem to stock them!  >:(

Or did Peter Piper pick a peck of non-pickled peppers and pickle them in a pot?   ;)


Oops, time for my tablets.......

[Tulipa]

Does anyone remember those old red exercise books you could buy in the 60s (Silvine I think) with all the measurement tables on the back?  I have a few times wished I had one now to refer to.  Those measurements didn't mean much to me then but it would be good to have now.

[cornykev]

Its all Greek to me, I thought I had stumbled across a fishing forum, Rods, perch, poles.   ??? :-\ ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

Does anyone remember those old red exercise books you could buy in the 60s (Silvine I think) with all the measurement tables on the back?  

All sorts of things had conversion tables, and very useful they were too.

[Curryandchips]

The exercise books - weren't they Lion Brand ... ?

Derek :)

[delaney]

just a little something to keep you all amused

62-726 square inches                  =   1 square link
2 -295 square links                     =   1 square foot
20-661 square links                    =   1 square yard
625 square links                         =    1 square pole or perch
40 square poles (perches)          =    1 square pole or perch
4 square roods (4,840 yards)     =    1 square acre
10 square chains                        =    1 square acre


12 inches              =           1 foot
3 feet                 =          1 yard
5.5 yards               =           1 rod, pole, or perch
40 poles                =           1 furlong
8 furlongs            =            1 mile
3 miles                 =            1 league

;D

[Tulipa]

Yes, Derek, I think you are right - it's a bit of a long time ago now.....

[Barnowl]

I use a little free utility from ESB

http://www.esbconsult.com/esbcalc/esbunitconv.htm

called ESB conversion.


PS I think the phrase square acres has a bit of redundancy in it, unless we going into other dimensions? :)

[redimp]

And the one I use: http://www.softpile.com/Education/Mathematics/Review_03514_index.html or here:
http://www.sharewarejunkies.com/8c3/conversi.htm if it is still there - can be hard to find - was the last time my system went terminal but very good.
And a few here: http://www.eldar.org/~ben/convert.html

[philcooper]

The exercise books - weren't they Lion Brand ... ?

Derek :)

Wasn't Lion Woolworth's own brand?

Phil

[rbull]

Interestingly, a rod/pole/perch was also the length of a standard army pike.  Probably made out of a reasonably slim piece of coppiced ash.  Very heavy to carry far and prone to significant wind forces, as I can attest, having done it for a pageant.  I believe that it was a capital offence to cut your pike down in length to make it easier.

4 rods make a cricket pitch, of course.  10 of them make a furrow-long, which oxen could plough between breathers.  10 square furlongs make an acre.

[Curryandchips]

10 square furlongs make an acre.

Not so. An acre is 4840 sq yds, or 10 sq chains (cricket pitches) or one furlong by one chain ... see delaney's post previous ...

Derek :)