Stamets@lemmy.world to tumblr@lemmy.world · 2 years agoLiterally no one knowslemmy.worldimagemessage-square147fedilinkarrow-up1931arrow-down116
arrow-up1915arrow-down1imageLiterally no one knowslemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to tumblr@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square147fedilink
minus-squareDem Bosain@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·2 years ago The acre was defined officially as being 1 furlong (40 poles = 660 feet) in length, and 4 poles (66 feet) in breadth. From the source of the problem. Whip out your furlongs and poles. Bring some rods and chains, just in case.
minus-squareremotedev@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 years agoYea but if it’s cold my pole is shorter
minus-squareHjFUN@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoI remember it just as 1x10 chains which is still esoteric and just to check the math on the conversion factor of 1 acre = 43,560 sq. ft.
minus-squaresigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 years agoWhat the fuck’s a furlong??? edit: Google says it’s 1/8 of a mile… 201.17m for my SI people.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoOne of the base units of the superior velocity measurement, furlongs per fortnight.
minus-squaresigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago1/8th of a mile per 14 days… I don’t know if I should kiss you or kill you for this knowledge.
From the source of the problem.
Whip out your furlongs and poles. Bring some rods and chains, just in case.
Yea but if it’s cold my pole is shorter
There was shrinkage!
I remember it just as 1x10 chains which is still esoteric and just to check the math on the conversion factor of 1 acre = 43,560 sq. ft.
What the fuck’s a furlong???
edit: Google says it’s 1/8 of a mile… 201.17m for my SI people.
One of the base units of the superior velocity measurement, furlongs per fortnight.
1/8th of a mile per 14 days…
I don’t know if I should kiss you or kill you for this knowledge.