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They already know.
No real comments complaining about the unfairness. I
think they are concentrating on the home front. If they spread their
resources too thin by worrying about the world, they may lose the battle
at home. They already have, but they don't think so.
Euric
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Sent: Monday, 2004-08-23 10:22
Subject: [USMA:30828] Re: blaming metric
for one's stupidity
When the BWMA finds out about this, it will probably make the demand
that at all international sports event in the world ifp units must
have at least equal status with metric units.
Han
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date : 23-08-2004 02:42
From : "Euric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To : "U.S.
Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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[USMA:30822] blaming metric for one's stupidity
Olympic trials triple jump champion Melvin Lister was eliminated in the
qualifying round after a top jump of only 16.64 meters, short of the 17.75
meters he leaped last month in Sacramento.
Lister blamed his problems on trackside officials'
refusal to allow him to use his measuring tape, which measures distances in
feet and inches and serves as a guidepost for him. He said he was told the
tape "might hurt somebody" because of a spiked attachment and was told to
use a metric tape, but he didn't have one and couldn't work with the metric
tape organizers supplied.
"Nobody told me I needed one," he said.
"Coming down, I need my running speed and to trust in my
approach."
Teammate Walter Davis, who advanced with a leap of 16.94
meters scoffed at Lister's excuse. "When you're coming overseas, you've got
to have a metric tape," he said. "Mine is in feet and meters. You've got to
come prepared."
Kenta Bell also advanced, with a top
jump of 16.98 meters.
Tim Seaman of Chula Vista set a 20-kilometer
race walk record for an American at the Olympics by finishing in 1:25:17,
ranking him 20th. Compatriots Kevin Eastler and John Nunn were 21st and
26th, respectively. Ivano Brugnetti of Italy won, in 1:19:40.
Am I missing something here? How does one train for an
Olympic event and not know the event is metric? Why wouldn't such a
person be trained to judge his/her distance in metres. Here is another
example of how using imperial came at a cost.
This person really needs to be shamed before the whole world.
Enough shaming and maybe Americans will realise how serious the world is
about metric. Three cheers to the Greek
officials.
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