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Oh my! So, what you are saying is that 4h/m 2-/m 3 di/m 3
c/m 7 m/m is really 4 hm, 2 m, 3 dm, 3 cm and 3 mm, and is just a bad way of
expressing 4.02337 hm? Or in other words 402.337 m? Wow! what
an odd way to express it and very complicated to. Should i correctly
assume this is done deliberately to make SI look complicated.
Now, is "Napoleon Emperor�s
Republic of Europe Decadent Linear Measure" suppose to be SI? I'm confused
as to why he would associate SI with Napoleon as Napoleon opposed
metrication.
What a weirdo!
Euric
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, 2004-04-10 02:40
Subject: [USMA:29489] RE: confusion
Stat. fur. is statute furlong, which is
1/8 of a statute mile. Stat. ml. is, of course, statute mile.
A statute mile is 1760 yards, or 5280
feet. A furlong is 220 yards, or 660 feet.
On the NCAA running track SI stuff, he's
put a "/" between the prefix and the unit. Remove the "/" and they make sense.
The last one should, of course, be 1.6 km, not 1 km 6 hm. Obviously he (or his
source) doesn't know that, in SI, units aren't used additively.
Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
Some one
named Baycolony posted this below to the metric sucks site. Can
any one interpret this gibberish for me/
Thanks,
Euric
METRICSUCKS.COM Message Board
1/4&1/2&1 stat.fur. race &
1/4&1/2&1 stat.ml. race
Posted By: baycolony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date:
Friday, 9 April 2004, at 4:21 p.m.
Jonathan,
Regarding your question of March 1st @ 2.31 p.m.
��Can IAAF races be run on NCAA tracks?��
Jonathan, it is best to read the following:
2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Track & Field &
Cross Country Rules
RULE 1
SECTION 1
ARTICLE 2
The running track shall be not
less than 1/4 stat.ml. in length nor less than 21' in width. Lanes shall
have the same width with a recommended minimum of 42'' and a maximum of 48''
including the white line to the right. Lanes shall be marked on both sides
by white lines 2'' wide. The lanes shall be numbered with lane one on the
left when facing the finish line. The track may be bordered on the inside by
a curb of concrete, wood or suitable material a minimum of 2'' in height and
width. The edges of the curb shall be rounded. Prevailing wind conditions
should be considered when constructing running tracks.
Jonathan, the 1/4 stat.ml. running track of the NCAA, is 4h/m 2-/m 3 di/m
3 c/m 7 m/m long. It therefore follows that the International Amateur
Athletic Federation�s 4 h/m race can easily fit onto the NCAA track.
NCAA RUNNING TRACK
1/4 stat.fur. race or 5 da/m race
1/2 stat.fur
race or 1 h/m race
1 stat.fur. race or 2 h/m race
1/4 stat.ml. race
or 4 h/m race
1/2 stat.ml. race or 8 h/m race
1 stat.ml. race or 1
k/m 6 h/m race
Info @
http://www.weights-and-measures.com
And topic:
Common Linear Measure
Napoleon Emperor�s Republic of Europe Decadent
Linear Measure
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