So, what's the velocity of a sheep in a vacuum?
 

Now this is important so be sure to read!.......Well ok maybe it's only important to one certain Pixie ;)

Velocity of sheep in a vacuum
The theoretical maximum velocity of a sheep in a vacuum is expressed in sheepsecs (Ssx), calculated as follows:

Speed of light (c) divided by wooldrag (Wd) + Welshmen (Wm), where wooldrag is a species-defined drag coefficient determined by the length and pliability of the fleece and Welshmen is the number of locals who have turned up in their wellies, and are hanging on for dear life.

Wooldrags have recently been calculated by researchers at CERN, and the latest experiments shed some light on the phenomenon, but it is still mysterious. The effect is similar to friction here on Earth, but is due to the interaction of the wool and fluctuations in the quantum vacuum. Researchers have applied to the EU for further funding, but it has been put on hold as a result of the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

For example, an unshorn Welsh Mountain Badger Face, with a wooldrag of 67, chased by three Welshmen will ultimately attain a Ssx of c/(67+3), or 4,282.74 km/sec.

Alternatively, a newly-clipped Finnish Landrace, with a wooldrag of 23, worried by just one Welshman has a theoretical Ssx of c/(23+1), or 12,491 km/sec.

Clearly, the difference in these two results means that a compromise standard is required. The El Reg Ssx uses the classic Cheviot as its sheep of choice, with a wooldrag of 50. Wm is in this case 0, since everyone knows that Welshmen do not in fact have intimate relations with sheep and any reference to the same is just a cheap attempt to drum up laughs.

The Vulture Central standard velocity for a sheep in a vacuum is, therefore, c/(50+0), or 5,995 km/sec.

The whole story went on for 3 pages I just took this bit if you want to read the rest then here's the link:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/0...tral_standards/

errr time for me to go

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I think WI is going to have to do some serious training to be able to catch a sheep in a vacuum. I've got confidence in him though. :thumb:

I would have thought that the velocity of a sheep in a vacuum would have been dictated by the width and texture of the hose.

*blink, blink*

/me feels like a deer/dear in the headlights













TY Fussy Yummy Pants!

It seem they seem to be missing one important factor here.
Wouldn't the question of how wooly the Welshmen was also come into play here?

A MATH
QUESTION FOR
PF!!

Save this for PAGAN 08! :D

Oh, you meant WI? :(

Damn good point, Booger.

Was the Welshman still attached to the sheep in the hose?

A more important question is, why would anyone be chasing a sheep through a vacuum, as the lack of oxygen would kill both participants fairly quickly?

They seem to have left out the variables of the vacuum itself...was it a Hoover, Eureka, Oreck, etc...

Sheep wearing hose? Welshmen don't go for that kinky shit...

Irishmen do...it's what seperates us from the savages. :p


I categorically deny ever having chased a sheep (shorn or unshorn) through a vacuum. However, had I done so, would have most assuredly been naked and not in drag, and would've somehow incorporated our Kirby. God knows we paid enough money for it!

Like how I left that set up perfectly for you? Everyone needs a good straightman...


Wasn't expecting you to go into your Slick Willie impression...

I do appreciate the setup...that was very nice. ha ha

I wasn't aware we'd gone as far as WI's slick willie.

In Greece, how do you separate the men from the boys? With a crow bar.

You make it sound like a long trip.


I'm flattered you noticed. :p

You're welcome.

:roflmao: