for all rough calculations 110 yds =100m; it is easy to get over the confusion!
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From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:29489] RE: confusion Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 23:40:39 -0700
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.
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Some one named Baycolony posted this below to the metric sucks site. Can
any one interpret this gibberish for me/
Thanks,
Euric
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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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