And I always thought a pace was 1.76 yards. Hence a thousand paces =
1760 yards = one mile. :-)
(Of course a pace is not the same as a stride. A pace is the distance
between footfalls of the same foot, i.e two steps.)
Stephen Humphreys wrote:
I will have to assume you are quite short.
I've read that on of the definitions of a yard in American parlance is
the length of a stride.
From: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Stephen Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:35123] Re: The pitfalls of double conversion.
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:56:44 -0000
Stephen Humphreys wrote:
"Can I suggest that since a yard is roughly a pace - that you pace
out the
distance to find out (approximately) how far it really is?"
Well, I could try but 3 feet at a time is QUITE a pace :)
