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Re: How many bricks from San Francisco to New York?
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Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:49:09 GMT
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a little over 304 million, assuming that you are stacking 2 high to
attach them, and the distance were 3000 miles.
(12(inches) x 5280(feet) x 3000(miles) / 1.25(inches-length of 2x4
brick) x 2 (2 bricks high).

Does that include going over hills/mountains and into valleys?  The Rocky
mountains would be quite an obstacle to build over! :)
--Bram


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Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19981117.170117.509...no.com>... (...) A cross-country drive is roughly 3000 miles (it was about 3050 from Charlotte, NC to Seattle, WA when my girlfriend and I moved to the Seattle area) and goes over the mountains, (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: How many bricks from San Francisco to New York?
 
a little over 304 million, assuming that you are stacking 2 high to attach them, and the distance were 3000 miles. (12(inches) x 5280(feet) x 3000(miles) / 1.25(inches-length of 2x4 brick) x 2 (2 bricks high). As I am in the UK, how about a Lego (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)

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