Engineering Conversions

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Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: Eskimo Pi

2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Won ton

1 millionth of a mouthwash: 1 microscope

Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement: 1 bananosecond

Weight an evangelist carries with God: 1 billigram

Time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 nautical mile per hour: Knot-furlong

365.25 days of drinking low-calorie beer because it's less filling: 1 lite year

16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone: 1 Rod Serling

Half of a large intestine: 1 semicolon

1000 aches: 1 kilohurtz

Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower

Shortest distance between two jokes: A straight line.

453.6 graham crackers: 1 pound cake

1 million microphones: 1 megaphone

1 million bicycles: 2 megacycles

2000 mockingbirds: two kilomockingbirds

10 cards: 1 decacards

1 kilogram of falling figs: 1 Fig Newton

1000 cubic centimeters of wet socks: 1 literhosen

1 millionth of a fish: 1 microfiche

1 trillion pins: 1 terrapin

10 rations: 1 decoration

100 rations: 1 C-ration

2 monograms: 1 diagram

8 nickels: 2 paradigms

3 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital: 1 I.V. League

100 Senators: Not 1 decision
 
I think one of the conversions is confusing -

10 cards = 1 decacards

While I understand how the Latin prefix "deca-" means "10" I am pressed to recall what game requires a deck of only 10 cards. Three Card Monte requires 3, the Four Ace Trick requires 5 and I believe that 9 Card Stud requires 9, but a game requiring 10 cards eludes me.

Now, if we were to multiply this decacards by 5.2000 we would have the standard Poker deck, therefore:

52 cards = 5.2 decacards

Through the use of Planck's Constant (6.62606957 × 10[SUP]-34[/SUP] m[SUP]2[/SUP] kg/s):

5.2 decacards = 34.4555 x 10[SUP]-34[/SUP] m[SUP]2[/SUP] kg/s

And converting to molality:

Code: 
[B]Molality[/B]=  # of moles that salute / Mass of Solvency = 3 (the rest refused to salute) / Wednesday Night before Bingo

Therefore, 42 cards = one decacards.
 
SifuPhil said:
I think one of the conversions is confusing -

10 cards = 1 decacards

While I understand how the Latin prefix "deca-" means "10" I am pressed to recall what game requires a deck of only 10 cards. Three Card Monte requires 3, the Four Ace Trick requires 5 and I believe that 9 Card Stud requires 9, but a game requiring 10 cards eludes me.

Now, if we were to multiply this decacards by 5.2000 we would have the standard Poker deck, therefore:

52 cards = 5.2 decacards

Through the use of Planck's Constant (6.62606957 × 10[SUP]-34[/SUP] m[SUP]2[/SUP] kg/s):

5.2 decacards = 34.4555 x 10[SUP]-34[/SUP] m[SUP]2[/SUP] kg/s

And converting to molality:

Code: 
[B]Molality[/B]=  # of moles that salute / Mass of Solvency = 3 (the rest refused to salute) / Wednesday Night before Bingo

Therefore, 42 cards = one decacards.
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This has made the rounds on the Internet and, given the topic, seems appropriate in this thread. For those that haven't seen it before, enjoy.

After every flight, pilots fill out a form, called a gripe sheet which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, document their repairs on the form, and then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight. Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are some maintenance complaints submitted by pilots and the solutions recorded by maintenance engineers. By the way, the airline these came from is the only major airline that has never, ever, had an accident.

Pilot: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement. Engineers: Almost replaced left inside main tire.

Pilot: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough. Engineers: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.

Pilot: Something loose in cockpit. Engineers: Something tightened in cockpit.

Pilot: Dead bugs on windshield. Engineers: Live bugs on back-order.

Pilot: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent. Engineers: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.

Pilot: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear. Engineers: Evidence removed.

Pilot: DME volume unbelievably loud. Engineers: DME volume set to more believable level.

Pilot: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick. Engineers: That's what friction locks are for.

Pilot: IFF inoperative in OFF mode. Engineers: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.

Pilot: Suspected crack in windshield. Engineers: Suspect you're right.

Pilot: Number 3 engine missing. Engineers: Engine found on right wing after brief search.

Pilot: Aircraft handles funny. Engineers: Aircraft warned to straighten up, fly right, and be serious.

Pilot: Target radar hums. Engineers: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.

Pilot: Mouse in cockpit. Engineers: Cat installed.

Pilot: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer. Engineers: Took hammer away from midget
 
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