Just drove up from Florida to New York, and what I did to keep occupied (apart from driving) was work out what fraction of the journey had gone. eg, 100 miles = 1/12, 200 miles = 16, 450 miles = 3/8. I would enter my starting and ending destination, and use GPS to determing exactly what fraction of the juurney is left, taking into consideration any detours I make-- senatorjam, Aug 05 2003 It would be cute if it used real fractions -- e.g 1546 / 2941 rather than decimals.-- phundug, Aug 05 2003 She: Well, finally. Here we are! Just look at that canyon! what an amazing sight! He: Um, honey...something's wrong. The fractometer only reads 19/20. I think we must've missed part of the trip. She: What're you talking about? The Grand Canyon is right in front of us! He: <shifting the car into reverse> It must've been that detour we had to take at Flagstaff. We've got to go back and complete the trip. She: Let me out of this car right now!-- beauxeault, Aug 05 2003 damn, I thought this was a fractal-meter, which would warrant a +, this is.. math.-- neilp, Aug 05 2003 I dunno. We usually pace ourselves by those road signs that say, for example, "Grand Canyon 2,000 miles."-- DrCurry, Aug 05 2003 I think the title should be "Fractiodometer" rather than "Fractodometer," but then, that's just me.-- bristolz, Aug 05 2003 Or part of you anyway.-- angel, Aug 05 2003 Actually, I thought it ought to be called the Floridometer.-- DrCurry, Aug 05 2003 I first misread this as having something to do with fractals - so the closer you look at the dial, the more accurately it tells you how far you have travelled (ie. kilometres, metres, centimetres, millimetres, micrometres, nanometres ad infinitum).-- vigilante, Aug 05 2003 random, halfbakery