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Re: How many bricks from San Francisco to New York?
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 18 Nov 1998 19:25:29 GMT
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I was operating under the assumption that it were
over a completely flat plane...
Alex Wetmore wrote in message <911345361.517138@phred>...
> Bram Lambrecht wrote in message <19981117.170117.5095.0.braml@juno.com>...
> > > 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! :)
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> 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, so his estimate would be pretty close,
> including the mountains.
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> alex
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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, (...) (28 years ago, 17-Nov-98, to lugnet.general)
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