On Monday 03 Jan 2005 15:04, Stephen Humphreys wrote: > >Does anyone know if hoe Guinness keeps records, in SI units or FFU? Does > >Guinness have an official system? > > The Guinness book of records has historically used both imperial and metric > measures to describe events, feats, etc.
I used to watch the programme 'Record Breakers' with Roy Castle (and I must be going back to the early 70s, before I went to University). This was based around the GBR, and they reported on various interesting facts in the book, as well as trying to better some of the records on the programme. This programme was 100% metric. People's heights, weights, etc., as this was the way it was in the book. (I can't say if they included imperial equivalents at the time; they did when I saw later editions.) Ironically, this was co-presented by Norris McWhirter, who was a staunch supporter of the BWMA. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3643039.stm and http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/ -- Chris KEENAN UK Metric Assoc.: metric.org.uk
