Dear Brij,
For this sort of rough calculation, I use a method that I call the
10 11 12 13 rule.
It goes like this:
10 metres ~ 11 yards
10 square metres ~ 12 square yards
10 cubic metres ~ 13 cubic yards.
It's accurate enough for many jobs.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin LCAMS
Geelong, Australia
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on 2004-04-13 05.19, Brij Bhushan Vij at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Friends:
> for all rough calculations 110 yds =100m; it is easy to get over the
> confusion!
>
> Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 20040413H0084(decimal) AM(IST)
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> Thirty days in July, September:
> April, June, November, December;
> All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone:
> Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine;
> Till leap year gives the whole week READY:
> Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy!
>
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>> From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Subject: [USMA:29489] RE: confusion
>> Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 23:40:39 -0700
>>
>> Stat. fur. is statute furlong, which is 1/8 of a statute mile. Stat. ml.
>> is,
>> of course, statute mile.
>>
>> A statute mile is 1760 yards, or 5280 feet. A furlong is 220 yards, or 660
>> feet.
>>
>> On the NCAA running track SI stuff, he's put a "/" between the prefix and
>> the unit. Remove the "/" and they make sense. The last one should, of
>> course, be 1.6 km, not 1 km 6 hm. Obviously he (or his source) doesn't know
>> that, in SI, units aren't used additively.
>>
>> Bill Potts, CMS
>> Roseville, CA
>> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Behalf
>> Of Mighty Chimp
>> Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 21:24
>> To: U.S. Metric Association
>> Subject: [USMA:29486] confusion
>>
>>
>> Some one named Baycolony posted this below to the metric sucks site.
>> Can
>> any one interpret this gibberish for me/
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Euric
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> METRICSUCKS.COM Message Board
>>
>> 1/4&1/2&1 stat.fur. race & 1/4&1/2&1 stat.ml. race
>>
>> Posted By: baycolony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Date: Friday, 9 April 2004, at 4:21 p.m.
>>
>>
>> Jonathan,
>>
>> Regarding your question of March 1st @ 2.31 p.m.
>>
>> ��Can IAAF races be run on NCAA tracks?��
>>
>> Jonathan, it is best to read the following:
>>
>> 2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Track & Field & Cross
>> Country Rules
>>
>> RULE 1
>> SECTION 1
>> ARTICLE 2
>> The running track shall be not less than 1/4 stat.ml. in length nor less
>> than 21' in width. Lanes shall have the same width with a recommended
>> minimum of 42'' and a maximum of 48'' including the white line to the
>> right.
>> Lanes shall be marked on both sides by white lines 2'' wide. The lanes
>> shall
>> be numbered with lane one on the left when facing the finish line. The
>> track
>> may be bordered on the inside by a curb of concrete, wood or suitable
>> material a minimum of 2'' in height and width. The edges of the curb shall
>> be rounded. Prevailing wind conditions should be considered when
>> constructing running tracks.
>>
>> Jonathan, the 1/4 stat.ml. running track of the NCAA, is 4h/m 2-/m 3
>> di/m
>> 3 c/m 7 m/m long. It therefore follows that the International Amateur
>> Athletic Federation�s 4 h/m race can easily fit onto the NCAA track.
>>
>> NCAA RUNNING TRACK
>> 1/4 stat.fur. race or 5 da/m race
>> 1/2 stat.fur race or 1 h/m race
>> 1 stat.fur. race or 2 h/m race
>> 1/4 stat.ml. race or 4 h/m race
>> 1/2 stat.ml. race or 8 h/m race
>> 1 stat.ml. race or 1 k/m 6 h/m race
>>
>> Info @
>>
>> http://www.weights-and-measures.com
>>
>> And topic:
>>
>> Common Linear Measure
>> Napoleon Emperor�s Republic of Europe Decadent Linear Measure
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