Dinosaur Formulas
Hip height = 4 times
the foot length Body length = 10 times foot
length Body length =
4 times shoulder-hip distance Human
Height = 6.6 times foot length
Snout-Vent length (Shoulder-Hip distance) = distance from midpoint of front feet to midpoint of hind feet. Speed
Alexander’s Formula: (estimated) Speed ratio =
stride length ¸ hip height
Conversion Factors1 inch = 2.54 centimeters 1 centimeter = 0.39 inches 1 foot = 30.5 centimeters 1 foot = 0.31 meters 1 meter = 3.28 feet 1 mile = 5280 feet 1 kilometer = 1000 meters 1 foot = 12 inches 1 meter = 100 centimeters 1 mile per hour =1.47 feet per second 1 kilometer per hour = 0.27 meters per second 1 foot per second = 0.68 miles per hour 1 meter per second = 3.6 kilometers per hour 1 inch per second = 0.08 feet per second 1 centimeter per second = 0.01 meters per second 1 foot per second = 12 inches per second 1 meter per second = 100 centimeters per second
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