1760yards x 3 = 5286 ft/mile Rod = 16.5 ft mile = 5286/16.5 = 320.36 rods 534,240 rods = 1667.62 miles hogshead = 63 gal Beast = 26.47 mpg Not too shabby seeing that is my average in a 2019 VW Tiguan mixed city/hwy. Quaff a Tun of beer for me laddie. Mind you, not all in one sitting ;-)
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1760yards x 3 = 5286 ft/mile
ReplyDeleteRod = 16.5 ft
mile = 5286/16.5 = 320.36 rods
534,240 rods = 1667.62 miles
hogshead = 63 gal
Beast = 26.47 mpg
Not too shabby seeing that is my average in a 2019 VW Tiguan mixed city/hwy.
Quaff a Tun of beer for me laddie. Mind you, not all in one sitting ;-)
Except 5280 feet per mile... So 320 rods to the mile. You added two yards to your 1760x3 answer somehow.
DeleteChalk it up to fuzzy vision and a fat fingers. Yeah, added a fathom in making a zero a six. Oy! Still darned good mileage for a near muscle car.
DeleteGNU Units:
ReplyDeleteYou have: 534240 rods/hogshead
You want: mpg
* 26.5
/ 0.037735849
-- db
Ah, but what was your speed, in furlongs per fortnight?
ReplyDelete188,160 furlongs per fortnight.
DeleteClassic example of why I love to check in here almost every day.
ReplyDeleteThank you, everyone, for the laugh after a day at work.