Useful Conversions: For those who thought the hardest part of Physics 101 was the constantconversion from feet and inches to the metric system, including all itsNewtons, Joules, and Watts, here are some other useful conversions:- The ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter represents. . . Eskimo Pi
- 2000 pounds of Chinese soup is equal to . . . Won ton
- 1 millionth of a mouthwash is exactlu . . . 1 microscope
- The time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement is exactly . . . 1 bananosecond
- Weight an evangelist carries with God is equal to. . . 1 billigram (say that slowly to yourself)
- The time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 nautical mile per hour is . . . . Knot-furlong
- 365.25 days of drinking low-calorie beer because it's less filling comes to . . .1 lite year
- 16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone is measured at . . .1 Rod Serling
- Half of a large intestine is exactly . . . 1 semicolon
- 1000 aches is equivalent to . . . 1 megahurtz
- The basic unit of laryngitis is . . . 1 hoarsepower
- The shortest distance between two jokes is . . . a straight line.
- 454 graham crackers equals . . . 1 pound cake.
- 1 million-million microphones amount to . . . one megaphone.
- 1 million bicycles equal . . .2 megacycles. (That doesn't sound right?)
- 2000 mockingbirds are equal to (alas!) . . . two kilomockingbirds.
- 10 cards equal . . .1 decacards.
- 1 kilogram of falling figs is exactly . . .1 Fig Newton.
- 1000 grams of wet socks amount to . . . one literhosen.
- 1 millionth of a fish is only . . .1 microfiche.
- 1 trillion pins comes to . . .1 terrapin
- 10 rations is . . . 1 decoration.
- But 100 rations equals . . . 1 C-ration.
- 2 monograms represent . . .1 diagram.
- 8 nickels amount to . . . 2 paradigms.
- 2.4 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital is equal to . . . one I.V. League
- However 100 Senators generally equals . . .not 1 decision.
Okay, that's it unless you want . . .A whole bunch MORE Jokes
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