Counting Sheep

[ANGELMAN]

Good question Rex. I have wondered this same question a time or two.

[davedove]

VERY interesting question though. I think around 2 1/2 sounds like a reasonable answer, so I think we're in the ballpark.

Well, at least one of the sheep is half warm.

[Cherub]

Let's not discount the contributions of the COW! The 3 leather straps and buckles and the leather belt!

Should the answer be 2.5 sheep and about 2% cow?

And don't forget the Metal buckles....what would that be .000000001% of a mine......think:

[fluter]

Last night, we were working our way to a low temperature of 21 F, which is considered cold in these parts. My answer to "aren't you cold" varied from quoting Piobbear (enough wool to knit a sheep), to detailing

8 linear yards of wool about my middle
Braemar jacket and waistcoat made in Scotland to Scots specifications
woolen hose, ditto

best of all, someone asked me that as I was putting on this coat

[irishrob]

I don't know anything about the number of sheep involved in kilting...but I do know that our mature Romneys and RomneyXCottwolds sheep would produce fleeces from 6 to 12 pounds of raw wool each. Personally, I miss having a flock of the woolies, lambing time would start in a couple of weeks and that starts a pretty hectic time of birthing and feeding and trying to sneak lambs onto to ewes.

Rob

[Nighthawk]

Let's not discount the contributions of the COW! The 3 leather straps and buckles and the leather belt!

Should the answer be 2.5 sheep and about 2% cow?

Unless your straps are noggahide. Then what's the percentage of nogga?

[vmac3205]

Ya know... I once wondered how many nogga's had to die to make the noggahide jacket I used to have...

Noggas are closely related to Lerts. Noggas can hide, so are relatively common even though they are rarely seen. Lerts are endangered, but respond well and prosper with human contact, which is why one should always kee a lert.

All joking aside, Rex. This was a great thread. Thank you.

[sathor]

Ah yes, but the hard thing about Nogga's is finding them in the first place, hence the name noggahide. Noggas streach to a high degree so Ewes only need a few.

Nogga's are interesting, I once began to write a thesis that the Naga were possibly the basis of the Mermaid legends, and a link between dragons and merfolk. Interesting the research went.

On a side note, there is a tribe of people called the Nogga. They are unique in that they don't really wear clothing, except for the women who keep their breast covered. The logic is that everything else is as they were born with, but breast don't start out there are birth, so when they appear, they need to be covered.

[Rex_Tremende]

Well, at least one of the sheep is half warm.

Hmm. I see what you mean.

Regards,
Rex.

[Mr. bone]

I do believe that is the best "Cross section view" I have ever seen. Either that or one of those "Punk Sheep" that you always used to see at a Sex Pistols concert.