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14th May 2013, 08:50 AM #16
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14th May 2013, 12:25 PM #17
100 x 8 = 800 inches, 800 is not divisible by 3 so can't be right
I meant this to be a light hearted "quiz" for those old enough to remember the pre-metric measurements of chains and furlongs, and the number of furlongs in a mile, and maybe (subtely) encourage a digression into expressing the answer to the original poster's questions in units such as wine gallons, hogsheads, puncheons, pipes, etc
So I really appreaciate your contribution of barley corns
I didn't intend "the quiz" to become an exercise in mathematics, so to properly answer ...
a link is 7.92 inches long and there's 100 links in a chain
100 x 7.92 = 792 inches, 792/12 = 66 feet = 1 chainregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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14th May 2013, 12:44 PM #18
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14th May 2013, 01:26 PM #19
Now I'm chuckling
links are measured from the inside of the loop
now you're getting technical.
It's a very very long time since I last handled a real chain, I think the last one I used was made from 12 or 14 gauge wire, which would make each "link" around 8.1 inches end to end. To be 8 inches exactly, you would need to use 19 gauge wire (around 1mm), which is getting a little too fragile for field use.Last edited by ian; 14th May 2013 at 02:07 PM. Reason: spelling
regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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Nice digression fellers but how about we get back on topic?
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