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Re: Xmas Teaser Solution (re Road Trip)

To: Pat Catchpole <Pat.Catchpole@netc.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Xmas Teaser Solution (re Road Trip)
From: Ken Streeter <streeter@sanders.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 12:40:14 -0500
Cc: TRIUMPHS@autox.team.net
Organization: Lockheed Sanders, Inc.
References: <2BFFEE20.@netc.co.uk>
Pat Catchpole wrote:

> Anyway, here's my answer (see question below):
> ... 11,200 furlongs/fortnight

> Anyone care to work it out in fathoms per lunar month or as a fraction of a
> light-year?

Sure, 100 miles / day is the same as:

        11,200 furlongs per fortnight
        2,678,443 fathoms per calendar month (ave)
        1/160,948,000 of the speed of light (approx)

(No, I didn't take the time to figure all of the above.  The
program "units" on a UNIX machine converts amongst the above,
as well as more other units than are useful:

you have: 100 miles / day
you want: furlongs / fortnight
        * 1.120000e+04
        / 8.928571e-05

you have: 100 miles / day
you want: fathoms / month
        * 2.678443e+06
        / 3.733513e-07

you have: 100 miles / day 
you want: c
        * 6.213186e-09
        / 1.609480e+08


--ken

Merry Christmas, All!


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