
my boss still gives me weird looks for that one
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 22:44,
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they're like old socks piling up in the cellar

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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 22:49,
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I'd missed that one. Also I am not familiar with this "Birds and Bees" one which was mentioned.
Edit: ah, top of your profile and a front page. You'd think I'd have noticed that before.
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 22:52,
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Edit: ah, top of your profile and a front page. You'd think I'd have noticed that before.

Yes, that is glorious.
I HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE NEVILLE, ALAS

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My girlfriend hates it, so that's a 65% vote in its favour.
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 22:56,
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oh man, not this again!
www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=1+cup+in+cubic+light+years&btnG=Search&meta=
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 22:55,
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www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=1+cup+in+cubic+light+years&btnG=Search&meta=


and one of volume (length3)
it'll just give you an area
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 23:10,
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it'll just give you an area

and that was why it was great.
Edit: the famous thing used to be one acre in teaspoons per light year; I see some people claiming that this meant the volume that results from projecting an acre vertically over a light year.
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 23:15,
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Edit: the famous thing used to be one acre in teaspoons per light year; I see some people claiming that this meant the volume that results from projecting an acre vertically over a light year.

imagine if you were trying to work out something in, say litres per foot. you'd just end up with something in whatever dimensions are left after your multiplying and dividing (area, in this case - so square metres, or square feet, or whatever), with some conversion factor between the units
in your case, the number you get is also the number of teaspoons in the volume you describe.
just multiply each side of the equation by a light year to see why:
one (acre light year) in teaspoons
[an (acre light year) is just the volume you describe]
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 23:34,
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in your case, the number you get is also the number of teaspoons in the volume you describe.
just multiply each side of the equation by a light year to see why:
one (acre light year) in teaspoons
[an (acre light year) is just the volume you describe]

but what the hell is a litre foot?
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 23:39,
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but i said litre per foot, so that's just 2-dimensional
if in doubt, just convert them all to one measurement system (like metres for length) and it soon all drops out
i like your sig, by the way. i don't think i've said yet
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Mon 10 Dec 2007, 23:45,
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if in doubt, just convert them all to one measurement system (like metres for length) and it soon all drops out
i like your sig, by the way. i don't think i've said yet

However, I should probably go to bed. I might get back to you about this.
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