Physics 101 →
If I could understand everything in this article, I would be satisfied.
Subway Architecture →
I’d like to see each one of these.
xkcd →
I didn’t know this distinction existed. Now I do. I suppose it’s a good thing to know.
Feeling friendless? →
Bottom line: it’s the math. “You are more likely to be friends with someone who has more friends than with someone who has fewer friends.”
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/200911/why-your-friends-have-more-friends-you-do
4 of 4: The average piece is about 17” long.
Converting all to inches, I have 48 x 64 x 17 = 363 cubic inches = 30.2 cubic feet.
There are a 3 more rows of wood pretty much like this one, so the total is 4*30.2 = 128.8 cf.
A cord of word is 4 x 4 x 8 which is 128 cf. Wow! by coincidence I have stacked exactly 1 cord of wood.
Last winter I think we used a bit more than a cord, but I didn’t measure accurately. Check back here in a few months to see if this was enough for this winter.
3 of 4: Drawing an imaginary box, I estimate that if it was uniformly 4’ high, it would be 5’4” long.
2 of 4: The max dimensions are 4’ by 10’
1 of 4: Preparing for winter, I moved wood from various places on the property to our back porch. How much wood is this?
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