One day in the future, in a metric USA, a building measuring 1776 m might arise.
Han ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2003-02-28 0:23 Subject: [USMA:24963] Re: Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > 2003-02-27 > > But, still not as tall as Canada's 550 m CN tower. > > Also, didn't we just read recently that somewhere in Australia someone was > going to build a 1 km high structure? > > John > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pat Naughtin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, 2003-02-27 16:51 > Subject: [USMA:24959] Re: Building at Ground Zero 1776 feet high > > > Dear Han, > > It was reported here as: > 'It will be 1776 feet (541 metres) tall � a figure chosen because it will > remind Americans of the year they gained their independence' > > Later, the article went on to say: > 'The twin towers of the World Trade Centre were 411 metres high. At 541 > metres the Liebskind spire will be taller than Malaysia's 452-metre twin > towers, the world's tallest building'. > > The words foot and feet were not mentioned in the article again. > > I don't know about you, but I think that I would prefer to have an engineer, > fully versed in SI, build a new building instead of a numerologist! > > Cheers, > > Pat Naughtin LCAMS > Geelong, Australia > > on 2003-02-28 06.12, Han Maenen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > 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 > > > >
