Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

     

Left Nav S-B Home FAQ Members List S-B on Facebook Arcade WEAX Tides Buoys Calendar Today's Posts Right Nav

Left Container Right Container
 

Go Back   Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating » Striper Chat - Discuss stuff other than fishing ~ The Scuppers and Political talk » The Scuppers
Reload this Page SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING? FYI

The Scuppers This is a new forum for the not necessarily fishing related topics...

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 01-08-2007, 09:43 PM   #1
CAL
I need spring!
iTrader: (0)
 
CAL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Weymouth, MA
Posts: 1,213
Kinda funny , but also alot of BS.

No way the QE2 uses 10,560 gallons per mile.

And I'm pretty sure both my kids had kneecaps as babies
CAL is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007, 08:46 AM   #2
Mr. Sandman
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
Mr. Sandman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
Quote:
Originally Posted by CAL View Post
Kinda funny , but also alot of BS.

No way the QE2 uses 10,560 gallons per mile.

And I'm pretty sure both my kids had kneecaps as babies

I agree, I don't know everything but I do know...

jiffy is not "1/100" of a second. That is silly. It means "a short time", it is not an exact measure of time.

The QE2
The ship's fuel oil tank capacity of 4,381.4 tons is sufficient for ten days' sailing at 32.5 knots, equaling 7,800 miles.
QE2 consumes 18.05 tons of fuel per hour - that's 433 tons per day.

IF she burned 10,560 gallons/mile she would have a range of ONLY a 103 milies!!!!!! That is not much of a cruise ship.

she actually burns about 140. gal/mile not bad condsidering the size and speed she is going. (this means the ship advavces about 37 feet for each gallon (@32.5knots)).
Last edited by Mr. Sandman; 01-09-2007 at 08:55 AM..
Mr. Sandman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007, 08:55 AM   #3
vanstaal
woody
iTrader: (0)
 
vanstaal's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Port St Lucie Fla.
Posts: 1,062
just passing the time thats all just came across it thought it would be nice to share it's like they say don't believe everything you read !
You can go anywhere you want if you look serious and carry a
Clipboard.
vanstaal is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007, 09:10 AM   #4
Mr. Sandman
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
Mr. Sandman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
I know, I just had to look into the QE2 thing...

My older relatives email me this kind of stuff aall the time and I don't have the heart to tell them to please stop (again). They tend to fwd it around to all their friends and family. Sometimes it has 5 or 6 fwds deep, to be honest I don't even read that stuff anymore. One glance and off to the trash heap.
Once I did a reply-to-all (there must have been 50-100 names on the list) and asked everyone to please stop fwd'ing this junk around to each other and to take me off their junk mail list but all I got back was a sarcastic response and I still get it from them. I don't want to put them in the junk mail folder in case they send me something important...
Mr. Sandman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007, 11:44 AM   #5
Raven
........
iTrader: (0)
 
Raven's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
Blog Entries: 1
hey fyi
Barbara Walters started out as a PLAYBOY Bunny

thats the truth !!
Raven is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007, 11:58 AM   #6
The Dad Fisherman
Super Moderator
iTrader: (0)
 
The Dad Fisherman's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,207
Quote:
Originally Posted by Raven View Post
Barbara Walters started out as a PLAYBOY Bunny

thats the truth !!
So did Debra Harry of Blondie and Nina Blackwood from the early days of MTV
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
The Dad Fisherman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-09-2007, 12:03 PM   #7
stripersnipr
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
stripersnipr's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Plymouth, Ma
Posts: 1,405
Quote:
Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman View Post
So did Debra Harry of Blondie and Nina Blackwood from the early days of MTV
So did my sixth grade teacher.......Hottie!!!!!!!!!!!
stripersnipr is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 09:00 AM.
Contact Us - Striped Bass Fishing - Stripers, Surfcasting, Boating, Fly Fishing, and more - Archive - Privacy Statement - Top

Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Please use all necessary and proper safety precautions. STAY SAFE Striper Talk Forums
Copyright 1998-20012 Striped-Bass.com