Wales, double-decker buses, football pitches: take a back seat

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ChrisHB Apr 2012 10:49am, 3 Apr 2012 7,435 posts	0 ChrisHB From the BBC today: Thought to be a distant relative of the anaconda and boa constrictor, the snake - named "titanoboa" - was not venomous. Instead it crushed its prey with the constricting force of 400lbs per sq inch - the equivalent of lying under the weight of one and a half times the Brooklyn Bridge. So we have a new unit of non-measurement to enable us thickies to understand the real world a bit better. Hands up if you find the concept of being squashed by a multiple of the Brooklyn Bridge is more comprehensible than 400 lbs/sq in.
Puddington Apr 2012 12:00pm, 3 Apr 2012 46,975 posts	0 Puddington raises hand
BlastItBob Apr 2012 12:22pm, 3 Apr 2012 422 posts	0 BlastItBob The article is here bbc.co.uk I think you missed a h from whales in the topic - the snake wasn't as big as the country now full of daffodils, leeks, rugby fans and male choirs
MudMeanderer Apr 2012 1:23pm, 3 Apr 2012 513 posts	0 MudMeanderer That comparison doesn't sound right unless the Brooklyn Bridge is ridiculously over designed.
Old Croc Apr 2012 1:28pm, 3 Apr 2012 21,031 posts	0 Old Croc has question mark the size of 3.2 wardrobes above head
ChrisHB Apr 2012 2:49pm, 3 Apr 2012 7,437 posts	0 ChrisHB No, I'm sure whales are not a valid unit of measurement. Swimming pools and the Wembley Stadium are ok. We can use Belgium instead of Wales if we like.
Pestomum Apr 2012 2:49pm, 3 Apr 2012 13,558 posts	0 Pestomum Didn't More or Less have a thing about Wales being the standard unit for everything?
Nellers Apr 2012 2:50pm, 3 Apr 2012 20,906 posts	0 Nellers They did indeed. It was a running theme.
Old Croc Apr 2012 2:51pm, 3 Apr 2012 21,032 posts	0 Old Croc hums the tune for Chariots of Fire that's a running theme...............
leaguefreak Apr 2012 2:52pm, 3 Apr 2012 2,978 posts	0 leaguefreak I also thought the Belgium was a standard unit of measurement especially for ecological problems like deforestation.