Results from Wolfram Alpha, the
computational knowledge engine:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1+furlong+per+fortnight+in+meters+per+second 1.663×10^-4 m/s (meters per second) 166.3 µm/s (micrometers per second) 0.1663 mm/s (millimeters per second) 0.008929 miles per day 1.964 ft/h (feet per hour) ~ 0.4 × speed of Jakobshavn Isbræ (one of the fastest glaciers) in 2003 (~ 4×10^-4 m/s ) http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=henway About three pounds. (Ha, ha: get it?) Donovan KG5BDZ P.S. If you're not reading xkcd.com's "What If?" section, you're missing out. On 4/18/2015 12:00 PM, bvarc-requ...@bvarc.org wrote: Send BVARC mailing list submissions to bvarc@bvarc.orgTo subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to bvarc-requ...@bvarc.org You can reach the person managing the list at bvarc-ow...@bvarc.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of BVARC digest..." |
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