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The rod was defined as 5 + 1 ⁄ 2 yards or 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet, and the mile was eight furlongs, so the definition of the furlong became 40 rods and that of the mile became 5,280 feet (eight furlongs/mile times 40 rods/furlong times 16 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet/rod).
The speed of light is 1.8026 × 10 12 furlongs per fortnight (1.8026 terafurlongs per fortnight). By mass–energy equivalence , 1 firkin is equal to 3.249 366 76 × 10 24 firkin· furlong 2 / fortnight 2 (≈ 3.478 × 10 15 BTU , or 3.669 × 10 18 joules ).
[1] One furlong per fortnight is very nearly 1 centimetre per minute (to within 1 part in 400). Besides having the meaning of "any obscure unit", furlongs per fortnight have also served frequently in the classroom as an example on how to reduce a unit's fraction.
Once horses have built a figure history, Beyer projects a figure based on the figures earned by the horses in the race, in place of the par, making the numbers much more accurate. For example, a horse who earns three consecutive figures of 102, and defeats a horse with three consecutive figures of 92, would indicate a projected figure of 102 ...
6 + 1 ⁄ 2 furlongs: Dirt Aqueduct 4 July 2024 Brooklyn Stakes [ay] II $200,000 4&up open 1 + 3 ⁄ 8 miles: Dirt Aqueduct 5 July 2024 John A. Nerud Stakes [az] II $194,000 3&up open 7 furlongs: Dirt Aqueduct 6 July 2024 Dwyer Stakes [ba] III $186,000 3yo open 1 mile: Dirt Aqueduct 6 July 2024 Great Lady M. Stakes: II $202,500 3&up f&m 6 + 1 ...
So if you have $3 million, you could withdraw $120,000 in your first year. If inflation was around 3%, you could safely take $123,600 in the next year, and so forth.
Citation won his first start as a two-year-old at the Havre de Grace racetrack on April 22, 1947. The race was a 4 + 1 ⁄ 2-furlong sprint on a sloppy track. He won by three-quarters of a length in :54 1/5. He broke the Arlington Park track record over five furlongs in his third start. For the year, he raced nine times, winning eight starts ...
Monthly cash flow from a $1 million annuity varies depending on several factors, including the type of annuity purchased, the age at which the annuity payments begin and current interest rates.