Thursday, 13 December 2007

擺了大烏龍

今天到了有倫敦後花園之稱的RICHMOND。這個小鎮倚在泰晤士河旁,在倫敦的西面。

那裡風景怡人,配上今天明媚的陽光,給人一種悠閒和舒暢的感覺。鎮上周圍都有行人路牌指示方向,而據指示在1.75M遠便是一個公園(KEW GARDEN)。他在家也曾提及這個公園,說是挺好的。於是便根據行山時所學的拿士密夫定律(普遍成年人可在1小時裡步行4,000M平路)來計算所需的步行時間,粗略估計應是10分鐘之內。心想路程這麼短,而眼見沿路風景亦不錯,於是便舉步而行。

怎知行行重行行,風景雖美,但沿途杳無人煙,半小時後仍不見公園,原路折回又不服氣,於是咬緊牙關繼續行,最終在45分鐘後到達公園的入口。但當時已是3時多,而它將於4:15關門,入場費是₤4。精明的我當然不會破費,但心裡已把他咀咒了一百遍,並開始盤算今晚怎樣跟他算帳。

晚上跟他研究,想來路牌的1.75M的M是MILES,即里;但我們在香港行山時用的那條計算程式的M是METERS,即米。1里是1,670米,1.75里便是大約3,000米,以1小時 = 4,000米來計算便剛好是45分鐘。唉...真是大懵,不可怨人哩!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Stephen did not need to work?

Happy, happy & happy said...

I just went there by myself and that's why I made such a mistake. He worked like a donkey again in the office that day!

Anonymous said...

Lok said your calculation is incorrect in the first place... 4000M = 1 hour. How come 1750M = 15 mins? It should be 26.5 mins!

Happy, happy & happy said...

oh...don't be so picky, please. You know I'm not good in numbers and maths!