What do you think it would cost to transport a caravan 140 moles

[KatyMac]

Either on a trailer or being towed

I just need a ball park figure.....

For the purposes of the exercise please assume a "moles" is roughly the same length as a mile

No idea sorry but

I thought you were transporting a caravan of 140 moles!

I couldn't wait to open the thread to see what reason in the world anyone would transport 140 moles and why did it have to be a caravan!

Do moles not like buses?

So, so many questions .... so, so disappointed!!

I apologise wholeheartedly!

I had a vision of 140 moles in a caravan and thought that would end up in a hell of a mess! 😂

It usually depends on the length of the caravan.

Are these moles going on holiday?

I promise no moles will be involved in the transportation of the caravan or its subsequent use

I love moles

Moles prefer to travel by underground.

@CoastAlong about this big

Oh I am sad this isn't about moles 😂

I thiiiink we paid about £220 to have a classic car transported from Berkshire to Essex so similar mileage (moleage?!) but twelve years ago and it wasn't my car so don't know any more detail than that. Except it was definitely on a flat bed trailer thing as the engine was transported separately.

... that's not as helpful as I was hoping but you did say ballpark

I thought you were transporting a caravan of 140 moles!

And now all the chemistry nerds are thinking '140 moles of what'. (Ok, maybe just me...).

@LaurieFairyCake me too they and bats are my favourite

I had started doing the maths as to whether 140 miles would even fit into a caravan!

(Incidentally a mole is about 13cm by maybe 6cm by 5cm. So volume = 0.130.060.05= 0.00039 metres cubed. A caravan is about 3m by 1.5m by 1.5m so 5.4m cubed.

It seems you could fit nearly 14,000 moles into a caravan! I am very shocked. It would be a bit of a squash though!

I have this vision of 140 moles going nuts inside a caravan. Thank you OP.

Thanks @hilariousnamehere that gives me a start

@Mumoftwoinprimary me too - think it would smell!

There was something on Radio 1 the other day, how many doughnuts could you fit in a Ford Focus 😂 or maybe it was a Quashqai? It was about 30,000!

@Mumoftwoinprimary

I had started doing the maths as to whether 140 miles would even fit into a caravan!

(Incidentally a mole is about 13cm by maybe 6cm by 5cm. So volume = 0.130.060.05= 0.00039 metres cubed. A caravan is about 3m by 1.5m by 1.5m so 5.4m cubed.

It seems you could fit nearly 14,000 moles into a caravan! I am very shocked. It would be a bit of a squash though!

I challenge all maths teachers to set this for their students' Easter holiday quiz.

About 200 squid

Haha I had to be the boring one with an actual answer

Now I'm completely awed by the idea of 14,000 moles anywhere never mind in a caravan 😂

(Incidentally a mole is about 13cm by maybe 6cm by 5cm. So volume = 0.130.060.05= 0.00039 metres cubed. A caravan is about 3m by 1.5m by 1.5m so 5.4m cubed.

OTOH a mole of gas at standard temperature and pressure is 22.4 litres ....

Does that include putting moles in overhead lockers, cupboard etc? It could be you could fit even more in. Although then they'd have nowhere to store their luggage/food/bucket and spade for when they arrive at the caravan site I suppose.

(I assume the OP doesn't mind her thread being bumped by random mole-related posts as it increases the chances of her question being answered)