The record breakers is now on Discovery and another sat-channel.
There's a UK and US version (presenters from the UK and presenters from the US).
Both the UK and US version speak "mainly" in imperial now.
From: Chris KEENAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:31792] Re: http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&id=51564
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 18:22:55 +0000
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
