Short Trivia Q II

JAG · 06-26-2003, 07:58 AM

About how many miles of roads and streets are there in the U.S.?

EagleFan · 06-26-2003, 09:27 AM

25.3 million. I have no clue but it has to be some very large number. I would hate to be the guy that has to measure them. But they could always ask the Verizon guy to carry a tape measure along with him "Can you hear me now? 1.2 miles. Can you hear me now?..."

VPI97 · 06-26-2003, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by EagleFan
I would hate to be the guy that has to measure them.

I used to do that when I was a kid. My dad bought a cable system in Backwoods, West Virginia and planned to expand coverage. In order to do so, him and his guys needed to string all the cable themselves...one of my tasks in this project was to walk along the road measuring the distances between all the existing telephone/power poles that he was going to rent space on. The thing I used was really just a wheel with a handle on it that did all the measuring for me. I couldn't screw up as long as I stayed in a straight line and wrote down the right numbers that the wheel was telling me.

EagleFan · 06-26-2003, 10:31 AM

Walk a straight line, so I guess heavy drinking prior to measuring was out of the question.

RPI-Fan · 06-26-2003, 11:54 AM

FTR, the thing you used is called a trendle wheel.

~rpi-fan

tucker342 · 06-26-2003, 12:35 PM

I have no idea, but I bet it's a pretty high number...

Anrhydeddu · 06-26-2003, 01:12 PM

About 4 million

http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2002/html/table_01_01.html

JAG · 06-26-2003, 01:38 PM

Very good sir, you are correct: about 4 million miles.

06-26-2003, 09:27 AM	#2
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	25.3 million. I have no clue but it has to be some very large number. I would hate to be the guy that has to measure them. But they could always ask the Verizon guy to carry a tape measure along with him "Can you hear me now? 1.2 miles. Can you hear me now?..." __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

06-26-2003, 10:31 AM	#4
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Walk a straight line, so I guess heavy drinking prior to measuring was out of the question. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

06-26-2003, 11:54 AM	#5
RPI-Fan Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Troy, NY	FTR, the thing you used is called a trendle wheel. ~rpi-fan __________________ Quis custodiets ipsos custodes?

06-26-2003, 12:35 PM	#6
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	I have no idea, but I bet it's a pretty high number...

06-26-2003, 01:12 PM	#7
Anrhydeddu Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Oct 2002	About 4 million http://www.bts.gov/publications/national_transportation_statistics/2002/html/table_01_01.html

06-26-2003, 01:38 PM	#8
JAG Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: St. Paul, MN	Very good sir, you are correct: about 4 million miles.

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)