And being perched 2 meters above the ground, atop a one-tonne war horse wearing 180 kg of his/her own equine armor, traveling at 50 km/h, must have greatly amplified said excitement! These photographs of modern day jousting re-enactments http://www.blackforestshires.com/joust/jousting.htm show that draft horses still have that ancestral "fight" in their blood--they are just as competitive as their riders. -- Jason
----- Original Message ----- From: Ezra Steinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 11:03 PM Subject: [USMA:29323] Great example of metric muddle in the UK > Was watching the Military History channel tonight and caught a show done in the UK about the history of using stones and spears as weapons. > > The phrase that caught my attention was uttered by one of the armourists who described the experience of a mediaeval knight thus: "Carrying a 10 foot lance while wearing 6 or 7 stones of armour whilst peering through a 6 millimetre slit must have been quite exciting!" > > Best of luck to Chris Keenan, the UKMA, and their allies in sorting things out over there in Old Blighty!!! > > Cheers, > Ezra >
