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

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2006.05.09 at 17:55:17(14145) I recall that discussion too. It was hilarious and the non-metric people suffered a severe defeat....... :-) In the end stubbornness brings you nowhere.........(this was a freebee for you Americans outthere....). Lord P +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens StroWi@t-online.de > Verzonden: dinsdag 9 mei 2006 12:00 > Aan: Discussion of aroids > Onderwerp: converted: Re: [Aroid-l] Titanic Miracle in the Making > > 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... > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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