Lia: how about "metric shitload" Cyrano: hm Cyrano: well, what's the density of shit Lia: depends on where it floats DontKnow: depends. runny or solid? green brown or black? Cyrano: figuring 4'x8'x3' = 96 ft^2 Lia: cubic feet Lia: hmmmm Lia: I probably have that many books Cyrano: ok, water is 1.945 slugs per cubic foot Vanyel: rofl marcie: weirdos Lia: and your point is? Vanyel: BITCH! Cyrano: 187 slugs Cyrano: that's a metric shitload. Lia: cool Vanyel: how many hogsheads is that Lia: *ROFL* Cyrano: don't make me beat you up. Vanyel: come on, you dont have a conversion table handy? *** Crazy has entered room 'Main' Cyrano: har DontKnow: once upon a time I wrote a "/conv" routine for ebbs chat. Vanyel: i remember it Cyrano: racking brains Lia: conversion factor for shitload to hogshead is Cyrano: hogshead is 7 firkins Al: Lia: conversion factor for shitload to hogshead is Cyrano: or 63 imperial gallons Lia: 44.35 hogsheads per shitload Al falls out Lia: er, 4.35 Cyrano: what the fuck is a firkin Vanyel: a firkin is 1.323452345 statute shitloads Lia: halk a fuckin? Cyrano: no DontKnow: a firkin is 63 imperial gallons. seems like a large keg. Lia: half Cyrano: 1 firkin = 9 imperial gallons. Vanyel: as opposed to a metric shitload Cyrano: nono Cyrano: nautical shitloads. Vanyel: rofl marcie: nautical shitloads! Lia: so a firkin would be about 1/5 of a hogshead DontKnow: a firkin is about 1/4 of a barrel (british units) Vanyel: how many assfulls is that Lia: oh Cyrano: depends on the ass. Vanyel: how many shitloads per assful? Lia: well a hogshead is a barrel Lia: so I was close Lia: 1 per day, if you're lucky Lia: anyway Cyrano: fascinating -- goddamn nerds calculating a metric shitload Eagle's Nest BBS, 28 January 2003 |
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