The Whippets of Yashanti
Whippets should come with a warning, "CAUTION CANNOT OWN JUST ONE!" It is true, they are like potato chips.
After there is one in the house, there suddenly seems to be a need to have one for every bed.
We started with Chai then had to have Demi, then two per bed. JoJo and Boo arrived and before
you know it there is no bed for you. We have 4 boys too!
Recently I had this pheonomenon
explained to me mathematically. It goes like this...
There is a formula for figuring out how bed space is
allocated. It is called the "Foot Rule". You start by determining the total number
of feet (as in those at the end of the legs, not the kind made up by inches).
Then you divide that total by the number of feet belonging to the person(s) or
dog(s) in question. This is how it works:
You and husband share your bed with 1 dog.
You and your husband total 4 feet and the dog also has
4 feet. That is a total of 8 feet.
The dog has 4 out of 8 feet or 50%, therefore, the dog gets 50% of the bed.
You could work this in reverse as well.
You have 2 out of 8 feet or 25% and so does your
husband, so each of you gets 25% and the dog gets 50%.
Now I have 5 dogs (that vie for space in our bed). At 4 feet per dog, that is 20 feet.
Add to that my 2 feet and Kent’s 2 feet and we have a total of 24 feet in the bed.
I have 2 out of 24 feet which is 1/12th or 8.3%% of the bed. The dogs, since they share a
total of 20 of 22 feet, get 11/12ths or 91.7% of the bed.
Simple isn't it?! Once I figured out my percent of the bed space, the next step
was to work out the exact area that I am entitled to.
My bed is a California King which is approximately 6 ft x 7 ft. Here is the math:
6 ft x 7 ft = 42 square feet
42 square feet = 6048 square inches
9.1% of 6048 = 550 square inches
550 square inches = 45.8 total inches
45.8 inches = 3.8 total feet In order to determine the
exact size of my bed space, I needed to know the percentage of length to
width - this comes out to 54% long to 46% wide.
When I apply these percentages to my spot:
550 square inches x 54% = 297 square inches
50 square inches x 46% = 253 square inches
297 square inches = 24.7 inches
253 square inches = 21.1 inches
24.7 inches = 2.1 feet
21.1 inches = 1.8 feet
Now that the math is all done, the figures show that the dimensions of my part
of the bed are 2.1 feet by 1.8 feet! In other words:
I GET THE PILLOW!!!
Consider yourself warned!
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