You should hope that both you and your buddy can add
in base 8.

"Schoonertrash" wrote in message
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I'd be in trouble. I only HAVE eight fingers, thumbs included.

Sheesh . . didn't we do this thread a couple of years ago. I think a couple
of our intellectual wannabes got into it over how base eight works. Or was
it over something else? Always something.

Let's see . . .if a 60,000 ton dwt freighter with crew of 31 and with
100,000 imperial gallons of fuel travels 12,396 nautical miles against an
average head current of 1/2 knot and burns approximately 500 liters of fuel
per hour at an average speed of 22.4 (GPS) leaving Hong Kong and traveling
westerly to Quebec what time, adjusted for zones did they leave if it took
them 27 days to transit the Panama Canal? Bonus Question when did the
lettuce and icecream run out? Give answer in base eight of course.

MST

Schoonertrash wrote:

burns approximately 500 liters of fuel
per hour at an average speed of 22.4 (GPS)

Damn, Michael, that is the most efficient ship that ever parted the
waves ... 8-)

The generators on most ships burn that much alongside the dock.

Rick

Schoonertrash wrote:

.... Give answer in base eight of course.

That last one stumped me. Couldn't convert the base 13 #s I think in to
base 8.

It doesn't matter. The answer is 17.

"Vito" wrote in message
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Schoonertrash wrote:

.... Give answer in base eight of course.

That last one stumped me. Couldn't convert the base 13 #s I think in to
base 8.

Trust Jon to always get the base eight questions answered correctly. Anyone
know why?

"Schoonertrash" wrote in message
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Trust Jon to always get the base eight questions answered correctly.
Anyone
know why?

No.



Regards


Donal
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Darn. I was wrong. The answer is 29.

"Donal" wrote in message
...

"Schoonertrash" wrote in message
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Trust Jon to always get the base eight questions answered correctly.
Anyone
know why?

No.



Regards


Donal
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17

"Schoonertrash" wrote in message
...
Sheesh . . didn't we do this thread a couple of years ago. I think a
couple
of our intellectual wannabes got into it over how base eight works. Or
was
it over something else? Always something.

Let's see . . .if a 60,000 ton dwt freighter with crew of 31 and with
100,000 imperial gallons of fuel travels 12,396 nautical miles against an
average head current of 1/2 knot and burns approximately 500 liters of
fuel
per hour at an average speed of 22.4 (GPS) leaving Hong Kong and traveling
westerly to Quebec what time, adjusted for zones did they leave if it took
them 27 days to transit the Panama Canal? Bonus Question when did the
lettuce and icecream run out? Give answer in base eight of course.

MST