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"Mjolinor" wrote : "Roger Gt" wrote : > "Mjolinor" wrote : > : "Roger Gt" wrote
: > : > "A prime example of true British Thinking!"
: > : > Cubic meters? How about cubic "cubits?" : > : That one went over my head : > A Cubit is about 18 inches, so a cubic Cubit would be about a : > quarter the volume of a cubic meter. (See conversions) Not : > likely a single ox would produce a large volume of Methane gas : > what you could meter in cu Meters! : >
: > Looses a lot in translation! : : It certainly does because that one went over my head as well. : : I would have thought that as it was cubic meters initially then it would be : more correct to quote a cubit to be slightly over 457 mm. I suspect the : volume would be the same whether measured in cubic meters or cubic cubits or : maybe some other antiquated units like cubic inches, cubic feet or maybe : cubic furlongs is to your taste. :)
A meter is 39.3700787 inch so 18 about inches is close enough for government work! Cubic Chains "Or" Fathoms, I use them all! They are all valid. Like "Stones" in England!
: Using the manure as well you get the equivalent to about 50 gallons of : petrol per year in methane from one cow. The gaseous emissions will light a : 75 watt light bulb continuously. If the Internet is to be believed :) :
The point was that the "British Thinking" is over stated in grand terms and about manure!
I see that implied humor does not play well on the news group unless you add (:>) to every instance! So the reader knows to expect some obscure humor or innuendo!