Challenge Question #2
How many baths can you get from a rainstorm?

You're standing in your parched yard in the middle of July. It's HOT and DRY. Bring on the rain!! Another day without rain and even the ants are heading for the beach. If you do get lucky and it rains, how would you know how many gallons of water landed on your yard? And ... how many baths could you get from your rainstorm???

Use the form below to find out such things. This form lets you choose an area(s) and a rainfall amount -- then it will tell you how many gallons of water fell from the sky onto that area. Make a guess first -- I think you'll be surprised as to how much rain really does fall in a rainstorm (and maybe how much water you need to use to thoroughly water your lawn!).

Note: You can enter numbers into any or all of the boxes below:
Method A: Use FEET (for areas such as your yard).
Method B: Use ACRES (for larger areas, a farm, city block).
Method C: Use SQUARE MILES (for large areas).

Select one or more methods to choose the size of yor area:

Method A: Feet		Method B: Acres		Method C: Square Miles
feet by feet.		1/6 acre 1/5 acre 1/4 acre 1/3 acre 1/2 acre 2/3 acre 3/4 acre 1 acre 1.5 acres 2 acres 3 acres 4 acres 5 acres 10 acres 20 acres 50 acres 100 acres 250 acres 500 acres 750 acres 1,000 acres 2,000 acres 5,000 acres 10,000 acres 20,000 acres 50,000 acres 100,000 acres 500,000 acres 1,000,000 acres		Square miles

Select a rainfall amount:
Inches of rain: 1/100 inch 1/10 inch 1/4 inch 1/3 inch 1/2 inch 2/3 inch 3/4 inch 1 inch 1 1/2 inches 2 inches 3 inches 4 inches 5 inches 6 inches 7 inches 8 inches 9 inches 10 inches 15 inches 20 inches 30 inches 50 inches 75 inches 100 inches

Finished? You can or