[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: How long is a Chain?

Subject: Re: How long is a Chain?
From: Bob Horgan <rhorgan@idx.com.au>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:38:49 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail,aus.rail.models
Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
References: <385483a3@news.hunterlink.net.au>
Xref: netgate.bta.bt.com aus.rail:29133 aus.rail.models:3234

Ben O'Regan wrote:

OK,
I know how long a piece of string is, but how long is a chain?
So how long is a piece of string???????

I've got a conversion table explaining inches, feet, yards, rods, furlongs,
miles and leagues but not chains.
(I recall that surveyors used chains that were 100 something long while
engineers used chains that were 100 something else long).
From recollection, 1 chain is about 20 metres. Therefore I work out that a
chain is 65'6" (taking 1m = 39.37", 20m = 784.4'( /12) = 65.5' or more
correctly, 65'6"). Somehow this doesn't seem right.
Please help, I'm a metricated baby!!!
Ben :)

Follow-Ups:
- Re: How long is a Chain?
  - From: B + J Behan <marodame@tpg.com.au>
- (OT) How long is a Piece of String
  - From: "Ben O'Regan" <ben@NOSPAMFORemiratespark.com.au>
- Re: How long is a Chain?
  - From: "Brian McManus" <brm@global.net.au>

References:
- How long is a Chain?
  - From: "Ben O'Regan" <ben@NOSPAMFORemiratespark.com.au>

Prev by Date: Re: Railway Digest posting.
Next by Date: Re: How long is a Chain?
Prev by thread: Re: How long is a Chain?
Next by thread: Re: How long is a Chain?
Index(es):
- Date
- Thread