ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: eskimo pi

Useful English System Conversion Units

Ratio of an Ratio of an igloo's igloo's

circumference to circumference to its diameter: its diameter:

Eskimo PiEskimo Pi


2.4 statute miles 2.4 statute miles of intravenous of intravenous surgical tubing surgical tubing

at Yaleat YaleUniversity University Hospital: Hospital:

1 I.V. League1 I.V. League


2000 pounds of 2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Chinese soup:

Won tonWon ton


1 millionth 1 millionth mouthwash: mouthwash:

1 microscope1 microscope


Speed of a Speed of a tortoise breaking tortoise breaking

the sound the sound barrier: barrier:

Mach TurtleMach Turtle


Time it takes to Time it takes to sail 220 yards at 1 sail 220 yards at 1 nautical mile per nautical mile per

hour:hour:

Knot-furlongKnot-furlong


365.25 days of 365.25 days of drinking low-drinking low-calorie beer calorie beer

because it's less because it's less filling:filling:

1 lite year1 lite year


16.5 feet in the 16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone: Twilight Zone:

1 Rod Serling1 Rod Serling


Half of a large Half of a large intestine: intestine:

1 semicolon1 semicolon


1000 aches: 1000 aches:

1 megahurtz1 megahurtz


Weight an Weight an evangelist evangelist

carries with God: carries with God:

1 billigram1 billigram


Basic unit of Basic unit of laryngitis: laryngitis:

1 hoarsepower1 hoarsepower


Shortest Shortest distance distance

between two between two jokes:jokes:

A straight lineA straight line


Time between Time between slipping on a slipping on a

peel and peel and smacking the smacking the

pavement:pavement:

bananosecondbananosecond


A Half-Bath: A Half-Bath:

1 demijohn1 demijohn


453.6 graham 453.6 graham crackers: crackers:

1 pound cake1 pound cake


Given the old adage "a Given the old adage "a journey of a thousand journey of a thousand

miles begins with a miles begins with a single step," the first single step," the first

step of a one-mile step of a one-mile journey:journey:

1 Milwaukee1 Milwaukee


1 million 1 million microphones: microphones:

1 megaphone1 megaphone


1 million 1 million bicycles: bicycles:

2 megacycles2 megacycles


365.25 days: 365.25 days:

1 unicycle1 unicycle


2200 2200 mockingbirds: mockingbirds:

two two kilomockingbirdskilomockingbirds


10 cards: 10 cards:

1 decacards1 decacards


1 kilogram of 1 kilogram of falling figs: falling figs:

1 Fig Newton1 Fig Newton


1000 grams of 1000 grams of wet socks: wet socks:

1 literhosen1 literhosen


1 millionth of a 1 millionth of a fish: fish:

1 microfiche1 microfiche


1 trillion pins: 1 trillion pins:

1 terrapin1 terrapin


1 million billion 1 million billion picolos: picolos:

1 gigolo1 gigolo


10 rations: 10 rations:

1 decoration1 decoration


100 rations: 100 rations:

1 C-ration1 C-ration


10 millipedes: 10 millipedes:

1 centipede1 centipede


3 1/3 tridents: 3 1/3 tridents:

1 decadent1 decadent


10 monologs: 10 monologs:

5 dialogs5 dialogs


5 dialogs: 5 dialogs:

1 decalog1 decalog


2 monograms: 2 monograms:

1 diagram1 diagram


8 nickels: 8 nickels:

2 paradigms2 paradigms


2 wharves: 2 wharves:

1 paradox1 paradox

ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter: eskimo pi

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