01-10-2009, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Yeah, well he says, You can't fit 7 cars in 40 feet therefore he must be talking about the 7 lanes other than the one he's in, so he's counting the cars going the other way, I guess. I wouldn't call a car every 40 feet bumper to bumper. Also 40 into 5280 = 132 x 7 = 924, not 982. And 924 x 32 = 29,568 not 31,424, add the 4,000 on the other 64 miles of road and you get not 36,000 but a measly 33,568.
Say, you don't suppose he was exaggerating because it was a joke?  |
I was waiting for someone to state the obvious.
Humor rule #1
Never tell a math joke to math nerds! :p
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