It's interesting to compare CNN and CNN International programs. CNN International is transmitted on the CNNfn channel (Channel 206 on the Dish Network) from late in the evening (Pacific Time) to about 02:00 or so. The reporter you saw and heard was probably a CNN International employee.
CNN International is almost exclusively metric. In their weather reports, when they show a summary of temperatures for major cities, they do include Fahrenheit, but in second place. The spoken part of the report and the weather maps are SI only. Incidentally, I received a Smithsonian Report last week (something you get if you're a Contributing or Sustaining Member), featuring the latest information on the World's biggest telescope. All the dimensions are given in SI. Only the first reference to the diameter has inches in parentheses. All subsequent references are SI only. The report gives the mass in tons, but doesn't say whether those are metric tons or short tons. However, as the mass is only an approximation (intended to impress more than to inform), I'm not too concerned about it. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of James R. Frysinger > Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:51 > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:19926] corpse blossom > > > I caught a CNN segment last night, regarding the "corpse" flower in > bloom at Kew Gardens. The CNN lead in was fully non-SI but, with one > exception, the on-scene and on-camera narrator used only SI units. She > said the bloom was "9 feet tall, roughly two and three-quarters meters". > Later she said that the fragrance was detectable "a kilometer away" with > no parallel statement in miles. > > Jim > > -- > Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" > James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ > 10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789 > >
