10 430 feet = 3179 m Since the feet may be rounded to the nearest convenient value, then you can easily round the 3179 m to 3200 m, since that would be an easier number to remember.
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Predrag Lezaic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2004-03-04 21:04 Subject: [USMA:29073] Re: REI brochure > I am a backpacker and mountaineer and rockclimber and the only units I > have problem with are feet. So even suggesting that REI should put > something other than metric in their publications or anywhere else is > making me sick to my stomach. If someone wants to convert it to feet be > my guest. > > Leadville is US highest incorporated city and it is at 10,430 feet. I > think this is just as easy to remember as it is to 3048 m. And it makes > more sense. > > Maybe I am on the wrong list? I thought that by now at least few people > would write emails praising REI and saying that we should support them > and many others that might come. Instead I am defending my pro-metric > stance. Dissapointing :( But maybe I am missing the point here. > > Predrag > > >
