speed plus inches to Miles per Hour

[Irishman]

Anyone have this formulae?

Thanks

Irishman

[Archon]

(inches per phase) * (speed) * 0.375 = mph

[lemming]

Hmm. Archon is close:

(5 * 60 * 200)/(2.54*12*5280) ~= 0.3728

Where do these #s come from:
5 = rounds per minute
60 = minutes per hour
200 = centimeters per game inch
2.54 = centimeters per real inche
12 = inches per foot
5280 = feet per miles

This results in the 0.3728, known as Quant's constant in some gaming circles.

Multiply Inches per round by 0.3728 to get miles per hour. Or if you want to be really anal, go with the whole formula.

[Killer Shrike]

Heres a trick. (SPEED x Velocity )/2.6 (2.6824)

its fairly close

[Haerandir]

Calculator Commando Time:

Lemming gives two numbers. I just ran his formula through the calculator, and he got it right the first time... 0.3728 is the proper outcome, not 0.3278.

[lemming]

Originally posted by Haerandir
Calculator Commando Time:

DOH! That's why we're supposed to show our work.

Thanks.