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Rod distance

Post by t-time » Wed May 22, 2024 3:32 pm

Something to consider when you're supposed to be sleeping - if you were to lay end to end the connecting rods of the 15 million T's made (not including the replacement parts) they would go to the moon and back 14 times. (I think I got all the zeros in the equation)


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Re: Rod distance

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Wed May 22, 2024 3:40 pm

That might come in handy some day!


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Re: Rod distance

Post by Jones in Aiken SC » Wed May 22, 2024 4:01 pm

Could come up on Jeopardy.....or not. But I think of similar sorts of things at times.

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Re: Rod distance

Post by Mark Nunn » Wed May 22, 2024 4:14 pm

How many jellybeans fit into the '12 clamshell rear end? Good luck sleeping tonight, Mark.

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Re: Rod distance

Post by Mark Gregush » Wed May 22, 2024 4:41 pm

Mark Nunn wrote:
Wed May 22, 2024 4:14 pm
How many jellybeans fit into the '12 clamshell rear end? Good luck sleeping tonight, Mark.
You bad! LOL
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Re: Rod distance

Post by big2bird » Wed May 22, 2024 5:35 pm

Sorry, but you might make it 5% one way to the moon.


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Re: Rod distance

Post by RVA23T » Wed May 22, 2024 8:21 pm

now change from years to $$$$$
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Re: Rod distance

Post by Rich P. Bingham » Thu May 23, 2024 1:11 pm

On the other hand, figuring eleven feet overall length for a Model T, if parked end to end, it would require about 136 million of them to stretch from here to the moon.
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Re: Rod distance

Post by t-time » Thu May 23, 2024 1:56 pm

t-time wrote:
Wed May 22, 2024 3:32 pm
Something to consider when you're supposed to be sleeping - if you were to lay end to end the connecting rods of the 15 million T's made (not including the replacement parts) they would go to the moon and back 14 times. (I think I got all the zeros in the equation)
Sorry, I must of used the "new" math, it only adds up to 8522 miles. Only 3 times across the USA


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Re: Rod distance

Post by Jerry VanOoteghem » Thu May 23, 2024 2:19 pm

t-time wrote:
Thu May 23, 2024 1:56 pm
t-time wrote:
Wed May 22, 2024 3:32 pm
Something to consider when you're supposed to be sleeping - if you were to lay end to end the connecting rods of the 15 million T's made (not including the replacement parts) they would go to the moon and back 14 times. (I think I got all the zeros in the equation)
Sorry, I must of used the "new" math, it only adds up to 8522 miles. Only 3 times across the USA
Yes, but you could lay them out across the state of Kansas 21 times! Certainly, something to consider! :roll:

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