ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 what is a bushel? are they serious? anyways that test was way too americanized. we have a global economy now. was foreign language a part of their curriculum? did they know what a meter was? did they know the french had a revolution? are they able to locate the alps? the dead sea? can they even locate germany? i'm glad our educators realized along the way that there is land/water and people outside of the good ol' U.S. of A. i also notice there is no biology among those tests either. i had to learn biology in middle school. so no i can't answer every question on that test, an no i don't feel like they knew more than i do. thanks for pointing that test out though, it was interesting to look at. 475929[/snapback] Are you serious... A unit of dry measure... You know a bushel of apples. My father would say: "I love you a bushel and a peck." Do you know how many pecks in a bushel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Are you serious... A unit of dry measure... You know a bushel of apples. My father would say: "I love you a bushel and a peck." Do you know how many pecks in a bushel? 475934[/snapback] Oh... My father has a 6th grade education... And the first three were in Polish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 My father would say: "I love you a bushel and a peck." 475934[/snapback] That's a song from the music man. ok wise guy.. how many gallons in a bushel? no looking it up now. .... and now how many liters in a kiloliter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 That's a song from the music man. ok wise guy.. how many gallons in a bushel? no looking it up now. .... and now how many liters in a kiloliter? 475941[/snapback] a gallon is a liquid measurement isnt it? Bushels are a dry measurement. 3.66 litres in a gallon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 hey, let the man figuere that out on his own. not that i have any clue why you need a measurement for dry and wet things. what is the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 That's a song from the music man. ok wise guy.. how many gallons in a bushel? no looking it up now. .... and now how many liters in a kiloliter? 475941[/snapback] Aaaaaa... Let me see... 8 quarts in a peck... 4 pecks in a bushel... 4 quarts in a gallon.... so that is: Ahhhhhhhhh... 8 gallons? That would make sense since 1 gallon weighs about 8 pounds... So one bushel weighs 64 pounds... Easy enough to lift by your average worker. What is the OSHA limit today... About 40 pounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 hey, let the man figuere that out on his own.not that i have any clue why you need a measurement for dry and wet things. what is the difference? 475951[/snapback] I would have figured it out a minute after your post but I was sucked into JustEatCrayonz post and was debating if I really should send my reply. Upon further review (and constraint), I opted not to transmit it to the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 hey, let the man figuere that out on his own.not that i have any clue why you need a measurement for dry and wet things. what is the difference? 475951[/snapback] Liquid measurement is done by volume. You dont buy gas by .38 a pound. Its all very confusing I admit. A pound of feathers weighs more then a pound of gold because Britain uses the avoirdupois system-feathers would me measured in Troy pounds.. A troy pound is more then an American pound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 a gallon is a liquid measurement isnt it? Bushels are a dry measurement. 3.66 litres in a gallon 475948[/snapback] You got me Pete! What happens if the bushel is lined so it (the product) doesn't leak out? Semantics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Liquid measurement is done by volume. You dont buy gas by .38 a pound. Its all very confusing I admit. A pound of feathers weighs more then a pound of gold because Britain uses the avoirdupois system-feathers would me measured in Troy pounds.. A troy pound is more then an American pound 475965[/snapback] Liquid units: -fluid ounce -gill -pint -quart -gallon Dry units: -pint -quart -peck -bushel Pound is not listed. But why cant I buy a bushel of gas and a gallon of rice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 You got me Pete! What happens if the bushel is lined so it (the product) doesn't leak out? Semantics. 475967[/snapback] You were right Exiled! http://www.goodcooking.com/conversions/liq_dry.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Liquid measurement is done by volume. You dont buy gas by .38 a pound. Its all very confusing I admit. A pound of feathers weighs more then a pound of gold because Britain uses the avoirdupois system-feathers would me measured in Troy pounds.. A troy pound is more then an American pound 475965[/snapback] Thanks... I am just a lay person though. I was arguing how much liquid would actually fit into bushel. I don't imagine a full bushel of anything (mostly water and farm goods) weighing over 70 pounds? How would you lift it? Now gold? Probably the reason for the two systems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Liquid units: -fluid ounce -gill -pint -quart -gallon Dry units: -pint -quart -peck -bushel Pound is not listed. But why cant I buy a bushel of gas and a gallon of rice? 475974[/snapback] Because Pound is a unit of weight, not a unit of volume. As to Pete's answers, I found it amusing he got the trick question right, but the simple question wrong! Answer for #2 is 1000 liters in a kiloliter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Because Pound is a unit of weight, not a unit of volume. As to Pete's answers, I found it amusing he got the trick question right, but the simple question wrong! Answer for #2 is 1000 liters in a kiloliter. 475984[/snapback] 3.785411784 L in a Gallon. He said "without looking". I was close- not sure where I got the 3.66 litres from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnykterstein Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Because Pound is a unit of weight, not a unit of volume. I asked about a bushel, not a pound, why can't I have a bushel of milk? As to Pete's answers, I found it amusing he got the trick question right, but the simple question wrong! Answer for #2 is 1000 liters in a kiloliter. Is that proof that he cheated and looked it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gross Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 3.785411784 L in a Gallon.He said "without looking". I was close- not sure where I got the 3.66 litres from 475995[/snapback] But the question was "How many liters in a kiloliter?" Not Gallon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 And if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 And if Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? 476030[/snapback] You'll have to ask the Woodchuck, if you could, you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IowaBill Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 That's a song from the music man. ok wise guy.. how many gallons in a bushel? no looking it up now. .... and now how many liters in a kiloliter? 475941[/snapback] it is a lyric from a song from "Guys and Dolls" by Frank Loesser. "Guys and Dolls" took place in NYC. The Music Man is by Meredith Wilson and took place in Iowa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Holy crap. 1895. That was like a whole century ago. 475759[/snapback] OK, you pass. (based on today's standards) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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