Someone claimed Andrew Carnegie would have been worth around 189.6 billion in today's money. If, as is stated by some, he gave away 90% of his wealth to various charities by â¦ the time of his death, his daughter would have inherited close to 19 billion in today's money. She did alright.   Andrew Carnegie was estimated to be worth $189.6 billion dollars (1996 dollars), which is the second largest fortune accumulated by anyone.
Measure the string. Alternative Method to measure the height of a flagpole. Limitation: Tape measure length needs to be as long as the pole. If not, use above method. Equipment: Tape measure & Duct tape. 1. Lower your flag. 2. Attach a tape measure with duct tape to the top snap hook at the top of your flag. 3. Raise the rope until the snap hook reaches the top of the pole. 4. Let the tape measure land at the base of the flagpole.
The most common flagpole installation is a direct burial in to the ground. Standard ground set flagpoles are available in 5' increments ranging from 15' to over 100'. The general rule is that 10% of the exposed height is buried in the ground. In other words, a 30' flagpole is really 33' overall putting 3' of the pole in the ground. The ground sleeve is made of a 16 gauge corrugated galvanized steel tube. On the inside, at the bottom, 4 steel wedges are welded to center the pole upon installation.