Croc Infestation

[SteveSails]

Originally Posted by MarkJ View Post
4.5 meters? Tiddler! We used to throw those back after they'd taken your arm or leg.

For our US ludite friends that's 15 feet.

Actually its 14ft 9 11/64inches but I wouldn't want to get close enough to measure down to the 64th in. 15ft is close enough.

[minaret]

4.5 meters? Awww, it's a cute little baby! Gotta come to America for the big daddies!

[StuM]

Originally Posted by Suijin

Don't exaggerate. It's 13 feet.

We may be luddites but at least we can do math.

You sure about that???

[SFS]

Originally Posted by Suijin

Don't exaggerate. It's 13 feet.

We may be luddites but at least we can do math.

Well, some of us can.

4.5 meters times 39.37 inches/meter is 177.16 inches. Divide that by 12 inches/foot, and you get 14.76 feet, which is a LOT closer to 15 feet than 13 feet. But it's definitely NOT 13 feet.

I would chuckle, but it's actually scary. Even without the precise numbers, you can estimate pretty accurately. Every four meters is about 13 inches longer than a yard. That's more than a foot longer! Then, because a meter is bigger than a yard, the extra half a meter is longer than half a yard. So 4 yards, plus the "extra" foot, plus more than 1.5 feet. Has to be bigger than 14.5 feet.

[Tom--]

Only a change in fashion can save us. The Walt Disney School of anminal behavior is incapable of doing so.

From a remnant population East of Flamingo the American crocodile has now reached Tampa and beyond. Australia has a big head start but the USA will eventually be in the running for truly toothy monsters chowing down on cows.

[Pelagic]

Doing my bit...I just bought my first pair of Crocs[emoji1]

[GILow]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Doing my bit...I just bought my first pair of Crocs[emoji1]

Don't leave them alone together, whatever you do.

[Wotname]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Doing my bit...I just bought my first pair of Crocs[emoji1]

How long?????

[GILow]

Originally Posted by Wotname

How long?????

Oh. This is gonna get messy. 'Cause I take a size 13 here in Oz but a 14 or 15 US.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by minaret

4.5 meters? Awww, it's a cute little baby! Gotta come to America for the big daddies!

That is a Gator, I don't know Crocs, but I do know Gators.
It's my understanding that Gators are cute and cuddly compared to a Croc. I have never had a Gator get aggressive with me, that is not my understanding of a Crocodile though.

[IslandHopper]

Originally Posted by a64pilot

That is a Gator, I don't know Crocs, but I do know Gators.
It's my understanding that Gators are cute and cuddly compared to a Croc. I have never had a Gator get aggressive with me, that is not my understanding of a Crocodile though.

Yeah, don't try and make friends with a "saltie".......

[IslandHopper]

Originally Posted by Pelagic

Doing my bit...I just bought my first pair of Crocs[emoji1]

You do realise Crocs are known to eat each other...

[Pelagic]

Originally Posted by IslandHopper

You do realise Crocs are known to eat each other...

Lol... I'll keep that in mind.
Just recuperating from an Achilles tendon operation in December and amazed how comfortable they are, without the need of heel support.
But certainly don't want any more bites out of my ankle..!

[daletournier]

And they feed them up here!

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[boatpoker]

Originally Posted by Suijin

Don't exaggerate. It's 13 feet.

We may be luddites but at least we can do math.

14.7638

Why don't you guys split the difference