How to convert pounds (weight)\miles to kilos\kilometers?

H

happsky

New member
Joined
Nov 2, 2021
Messages
5
I've been told that every pound of body fat contains 1 mile of capillaries. How does this translate to kilograms and kilometers? I have a calculator but can't figure out how to do the calculation, duh :-(
Thanks for reading.
 
Thanks, but I have several calculators, both online and actual. My problem was how to convert both elements of the question.
I think I worked it out, perhaps you can check my logic.
I multiplied 2.20462 x 1.60934 to get 3.548. Which means that if every pound of body fat contains 1 mile of capillaries, then every kilogram of body fat contains 3.548 kilometers of capillaries.
 
happsky said:
Thanks, but I have several calculators, both online and actual. My problem was how to convert both elements of the question.
I think I worked it out, perhaps you can check my logic.
I multiplied 2.20462 x 1.60934 to get 3.548. Which means that if every pound of body fat contains 1 mile of capillaries, then every kilogram of body fat contains 3.548 kilometers of capillaries.
Click to expand...
Please ignore any previous reply you may have seen from me, I confused myself, Doh!, and it was rubbish!
I therefore deleted it from the thread as soon as I realized the error. (What happens when you do things very late at night instead of when you're properly awake. lol.)

Your answer is correct.

(Using the "quick conversion" factors provided in the online calculators I mentioned.)

A mile is longer than a kilometer, therefore, a pound of body fat will contain 1.609 km of capillaries.

And a kilogram is heavier than a pound, so 1 kg of body fat will contain 1.609 × 2.205 = 3.547845 km of capillaries.

But our original numbers had 3 d.p. so we need to round our answer to that too, so...

Every kilogram of body fat contains (approx.) 3.548 km (or 354.8 m) of capillaries. (Just as you said.)

(Apologies for any confusion I may have caused you. 🙇‍♂️🙏)
 
khansaheb said:
1 km = 1000 m
3.548 km (or 3548 m)............. no intervening decimal point
Click to expand...
Indeed! Another (careless) error on my part! 🙄

I was still suffering from the confusion I got myself into with a previous response when I came up with a (completely wrong) answer that was less than a kilometer, ie: was in the hundreds of metres range and stupidly tried to force the (correct, 3.548 km) result into hundreds of metres too! 🤷‍♂️

I badly need sleep! 🥱🛌
 
happsky said:
Thanks, but I have several calculators, both online and actual. My problem was how to convert both elements of the question.
I think I worked it out, perhaps you can check my logic.
I multiplied 2.20462 x 1.60934 to get 3.548. Which means that if every pound of body fat contains 1 mile of capillaries, then every kilogram of body fat contains 3.548 kilometers of capillaries.
Click to expand...
Correct.
 
happsky said:
I multiplied 2.20462 x 1.60934 to get 3.548. Which means that if every pound of body fat contains 1 mile of capillaries, then every kilogram of body fat contains 3.548 kilometers of capillaries.
Click to expand...
Using rounder numbers and a secure method, 1 mi1 lb×1.6 km1 mi×2.2 lb1 kg≈3.5 km1 kg\frac{1\text{ mi}}{1\text{ lb}}\times\frac{1.6\text{ km}}{1\text{ mi}}\times\frac{2.2\text{ lb}}{1\text{ kg}}\approx\frac{3.5\text{ km}}{1\text{ kg}}
But when I search for such information, I find a large range of values (I won't bother giving links):
  • The addition of 1 kg of fat mass entails the formation of 300 km of additional capillaries (the smallest blood vessels).
  • For every kilo of fat your body gains, your body creates another 14 km of blood vessels!
  • Every pound of weight we put on is 5 miles of blood vessels.
  • For every pound of fat you gain, your body adds seven miles of new blood vessels.
So I don't think I trust the claim!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top