converted: Re: [Aroid-l] Titanic Miracle in the Making

From: "StroWi at t-online.de" StroWi at t-online.de> on 2006.05.09 at 09:59:55(14140) Dear Lord P.(ure-metric), for continentals like us there is a nice little freeware programm called convert and it says: 117 kg = 18.42432 stone (yes, I know, it should give 18 stone and some lbs, ounces etc. furtheremore I do not know, if the stones are imperial or from the new world, but I bet there is a difference....;-) some more... +More 117 kg = 257.9405 pound (advp)(lb) 117 kg = 313.4674 pound (troy) 117 kg = 585000 carat (for people who are in gemstones) 117 kg = 75232.64 pennyweight (also a very nice one) I remember there was a discussion like tis some years ago and ( if I am not wrong) Julius shed some more light on the topic. Best, Bernhard. Dollbergen, Germany (metric) -----Original Message----- > Date: Mon, ?8 May 2006 16:44:01 +0200 > Subject: [Aroid-l] Titanic Miracle in the Making > From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > To: "Aroid-l" > Oh Ye Phallic Phreaques!! > > In the botanical garden of Bonn (Germany) a tuber of Amorphophallus > titanum was raised last year that weighs 117 kilo (that's quite some > stones, lbs and whatnot). This largest of all titans ever is now > producing THREE buds and already TWO are certain inflorescences!!! > This was never seen before. And who knows, maybe the third bud is an > inflorescence too. > > Site of the garden: http://botgart.uni-bonn.de/index.html but in > german. Yet there is a link to a webcam. > > Enjoy and all you lovers of climbing aroids: CONVERT while you still > can!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > Lord P(hreaqued out) > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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