Good Afternoon All

[wokkawombat]

Hi, I have just joined the board and wish to offer salutations to the members.

I promise, only two questions per day.

Questions 1 &2, What area is a Rai in square metres and what is it subdivided into?

Thanks

Wokka

[The Gentleman Scamp]

Dunno... but welcome.

[thaiflyer1]

Area

1 sq wah = 4 sq meters

1 ngan (100 sq wah)= 400 sq meters

1 rai (4 ngan) =1600 sq meters

Weights

1 baht = 4 saleung

1 baht (gold) = 15 g

1 tamleung (4 baht) = 60 g

1 chang (20 tamleung) = 1.2 kg

1 harb (50 chang) = 60 kg

1 karat (diamond) = 20 centigram

Linear Measure

1 niu = 0.619 inch (English)

1 niu = 4 krabiad

1 keub (12 niu) = 9.54 inch or 25 cm

1 sawk (2 keub) = 50 cm

1 wah (4 sawk) = 2 m

1 sen (20 wah) = 40 m

1 yoht (400 sen) = 16km

Volumetric Measure

1 kwian (2 bun) = 2000 litre

1 bun (50 tung) = 1000 litre

1 tung = 20 litre

1 tananluang = 1 litre

1 yok (wood) = 17.78 sq ft

Above is an extract from an earlier thread.......... Nice nickname by the way...........didnt fancy Dashingwombat then?

[12call]

The units of land measurement in Thailand are the Wah, Ngan, and Rai.

Conversion factors between Thai measurements and Metric measurements are:

1 Wah = 2 meters

1 square Wah = 4 square meters

100 square Wah = 400 square meters = 1 Ngan

4 Ngan = 1 Rai = 1,600 square meters

Conversion factors between Thai measurements, meters and acres are:

1 acre = 4840 square yards

1 acre = 4,046.8561 square meters

1 acre = 2.529285 Rai (approximately)

1 hectare = 10,000 square meters = 2.471 acres = 6.25 Rai (approximately)

Note:

Metric measures are commonly used in the construction and measurement of buildings.

Land prices are usually expressed in Baht per Rai, or, for smaller plots, Baht per Wah

[Simbo]

the worlds full of smart <deleted>,ay Dave?

[wokkawombat]

Thats it in a nutshell, thanks

Wokka

[Ajarn]

Hi, I have just joined the board and wish to offer salutations to the members.

I promise, only two questions per day.

Questions 1 &2, What area is a Rai in square metres and what is it subdivided into?

Thanks

Wokka

I rai= 400 talang wah, or 1600 square meters

I talang wah= 4 square meters

There are more, but I can't remember them at the moment

OOPs, I just noticed that all the info was posted already...Never mind

Edited August 19, 2004 by Ajarn

[Gazza]

In the language of Bargirlese it converts to;

1 sq wah = Big Nit Noi

1 ngan = Big Little

1 rai = Big Too Much

Gazza

[Pink Mist]

The units of land measurement in Thailand are the Wah, Ngan, and Rai.

Conversion factors between Thai measurements and Metric measurements are:

1 Wah = 2 meters

1 square Wah = 4 square meters

100 square Wah = 400 square meters = 1 Ngan

4 Ngan = 1 Rai = 1,600 square meters

Conversion factors between Thai measurements, meters and acres are:

1 acre = 4840 square yards

1 acre = 4,046.8561 square meters

1 acre = 2.529285 Rai (approximately)

1 hectare = 10,000 square meters = 2.471 acres = 6.25 Rai (approximately)

Note:

Metric measures are commonly used in the construction and measurement of buildings.

Land prices are usually expressed in Baht per Rai, or, for smaller plots, Baht per Wah

good bit of Plagarism ERCO

[ThaiGirlTeen]

In the language of Bargirlese it converts to;

1 sq wah = Big Nit Noi

1 ngan = Big Little

1 rai = Big Too Much

Gazza

Perhaps you should learn how to speak Thai, idiot!

[Insight]

Perhaps you should learn how to speak Thai, idiot!  

Bloody hello woman, when was your last orgasm?

Edited August 20, 2004 by Insight

[chu_pao_ju]

Sorry. How to pronounce wah, ngan and rai?

Thank U!

[Buckwheat]

Sorry. How to pronounce wah, ngan and rai?

Thank U!

It's pronounced "expensive"!

[suiging]

If you have to ask you can't afford it.

[Jockstar]

Who brought up this old thread? A newbie? Or an oldie newbie?

Edited November 30, 2006 by Jockstar

[Rumourz]

[Scott]

Welcome!

[Chang_paarp]

This thread has an impressive number of banned members on the first page.

Does it date back to the flame wars? Are there any survivors who can enlighten the uninitiated?

[slackula]

Who brought up this old thread? A newbie? Or an oldie newbie?

[off topic]

If you look at the post dates the reviver is visible. I always thought that netiquette requires that a newbie on a forum first searches before asking a question, which the reviver clearly did.

So congrats, and welcome chu_pao_ju

[/off topic]

[britmaveric]

Old topic indeed, seems he didnt stick with his promise of 2 questions a day!!

[mittheimp]

People often talk mysteriously about the flame wars and old friends that are no longer with us - (sounds like something from lord of the rings!!) what exactly happened? Can anyone find good links to these infamous threads of the past?

Edited November 30, 2006 by mittheimp

[markr]

Flame wars! sounds like a good read!!!

Where are they?

[slackula]

People often talk mysteriously about the flame wars and old friends that are no longer with us - (sounds like something from lord of the rings!!) what exactly happened? Can anyone find good links to these infamous threads of the past?

Are you the kind of person who drives really slowly past car accidents or watches F1 hoping for a smash?

Forums (forae??) evolve.

Periodically they have purges or whatever. A forum is what it is today. If you are too lazy to search for yourself then head over to Fark.com or freerepublic.com or somethingawful.com, plenty of flamewars there daily if you really want to watch cyber-carnage.

[mittheimp]

People often talk mysteriously about the flame wars and old friends that are no longer with us - (sounds like something from lord of the rings!!) what exactly happened? Can anyone find good links to these infamous threads of the past?

Are you the kind of person who drives really slowly past car accidents or watches F1 hoping for a smash?

Forums (forae??) evolve.

Periodically they have purges or whatever. A forum is what it is today. If you are too lazy to search for yourself then head over to Fark.com or freerepublic.com or somethingawful.com, plenty of flamewars there daily if you really want to watch cyber-carnage.

I don't watch F1 at all because its the most boring sport in the whole world, and i also don't drive slowly past accidents as this is likely to cause another.

However i am interested in the flame wars of the past! Is that so wrong? Bet i'm not the only one either! and why u so touchy are you one of the banned members under a new pseudonym trying to behave?

[OneeyedJohn]

Totally agree...or rather I agree totally....wanna argue

[thaiflyer1]

This thread has an impressive number of banned members on the first page.

Does it date back to the flame wars? Are there any survivors who can enlighten the uninitiated?

I know where they went but its that place that cannot be mentioned..................that said i am sure some of them have never really left.

[Ulysses G.]

I know nothing... nothing!...

[London Crocodile]

This thread has an impressive number of banned members on the first page.

Does it date back to the flame wars? Are there any survivors who can enlighten the uninitiated?

I know where they went but its that place that cannot be mentioned..................that said i am sure some of them have never really left.

You get banned for the slightest reasons now, the many regular posters that no longer bother with the site is a good indication of it's demise.

Over moderated is an understatement.

[kmart]

Flame wars! sounds like a good read!!!

Where are they?

Probably long gone from the time that Mary Poppins took over moderator duties....

Bring it on, sissies!