Re: important new unit

2010-10-14 Thread Kevin Chadwick
> On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:02:47 -0400 (EDT) > Ted Unangst wrote: > > > Let's say you have a football field in need of a trimming, but the lawn > > mowers are all broken, but you have an oxen store nearby. Oh, and the big > > match is in an hour. How many oxen do you need? > > > > Normally, yo

Re: important new unit

2010-10-14 Thread Kevin Chadwick
Just what i was looking for, but how many shovels will I need for the shit? If I get 6400 oxen, maybe they'll have to tread it in. On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:02:47 -0400 (EDT) Ted Unangst wrote: > Let's say you have a football field in need of a trimming, but the lawn > mowers are all broken, bu

Re: important new unit

2010-10-13 Thread Nicholas Marriott
May I also lament the lack of donkeypower for those days when the supermarket has just plain run out of horses. On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 08:02:47PM -0400, Ted Unangst wrote: > Let's say you have a football field in need of a trimming, but the lawn > mowers are all broken, but you have an oxen sto

important new unit

2010-10-13 Thread Ted Unangst
Let's say you have a football field in need of a trimming, but the lawn mowers are all broken, but you have an oxen store nearby. Oh, and the big match is in an hour. How many oxen do you need? Normally, you'd use units, but... You have: m2/hr You want: ox unknown unit 'ox' Easy fix. Working