From: "Carleton MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [USMA:30917] RE: thank you, Mr. Crumpacker Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:33:37 -0400 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.70, clamav-milter version 0.70j Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
It is particularly annoying to hear the NBC announcers give the result of a long jump, high jump, shotput or javelin toss in FFU when, right behind, is an electronic sign with the result in meters. Why are these sports different from the others? NBC has no trouble with swimming or running.
Carleton
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Sent: Saturday, August 28, 2004 19:06 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:30913] thank you, Mr. Crumpacker
"Slim margin: Osleidys Menendez of Cuba won the gold medal and came within 1 centimeter of tying her world record in the javelin when she reached 71.53 meters, which converts to 234 feet, 8 inches. Her world record is 71.54, which converts to 234 feet, 8 inches. That proves the mathematical superiority of the metric system because with imperial measurements of throwing events greater than 100 feet, fractions of an inch are not used."
--John Crumpacker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2004-08-28
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