2001-12-18 What about the time it takes to convert the metric that is supplied to the Time reporters in Afghanistan. If it is a waste of time to convert from FFU to SI, it is a waste of time to go from SI to FFU.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, 2001-12-18 03:06 Subject: [USMA:16716] RE: Metric in the news > Although the European editions of Time are metric, the articles about the > war in Afghanistan are in ifp-only. > I think converting to metric takes too much time. > > Han > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 10:41 PM > Subject: [USMA:16703] RE: Metric in the news > > <snip> > > I apologize for reopening this theadbare subject, but the November 19 > Canadian edition of Time stated that the big bomb can kill everything > within a radius of 1/2 mile. A circle of radius 1/2 mile equals an area of > 0.25 pi = 0.79 square miles. > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071 >
