2003-02-27 Oh my! Someone here needs a lesson in the use of significant figures. I'm sure the intent might be to make the building 1776 ft, but it may end of varying a metre or so upon completion. Thus, rounding it off to 540 m would be just as accurate.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brij Bhushan Vij" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2003-02-27 15:21 Subject: [USMA:24954] Building at Ground Zero 541.3248 metres high > This is yet, another attempt to keep FFU's active and 'blow' to SI. It could > have been promoted as 541.3248 metres (=1776 feet), if at all feet were > necessary. > Regrads, > Brij Bhushan Vij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Aa Nau Bhadra Kritvo Yantu Vishwatah -Rg Veda. > *****The New Calendar Rhyme***** > Thirty days in July, September: > April, June, November, December; > All the rest have thirty-one; accepting February alone: > Which hath but twenty-nine, to be (in) fine; > Till leap year gives the whole week READY: > Is it not time to MODIFY or change to make it perennial, Oh Daddy! > > And make the calendar work with Leap Week Rule! > ***** ***** ***** ***** > >From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [USMA:24953] Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > >Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 20:12:13 +0100 > > > >I just heard on the news that the building that will arise at Ground Zero > >will be 1776 feet high: corresponding with the year of American > >independence. > > > >Han > >Historian of Dutch Metrication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ >
