Jim Elwell wrote: >If I recall, the standard stride was 30" (76 cm).
The standard pace in the US and UK military is still defined as 30 inches. Non-standard paces include 24 and 36 inches. Standard pace in Australia is 75 cm. Non-standard paces include 50, 60 and 67.5 cm. >It was MURDER on us short-legged guys trying >to keep up. 24" (61 cm) is much more comfortable. As you say, each person has a different pace. Many people (in military and non-military domains around the world) are taught to measure distance by counting their own calibrated paces. See: https://atiam.train.army.mil/soldierPortal/atia/adlsc/view/public/5161-1/accp/is0788/lsn3.htm >I've always heard it was the distance from >the King's nose to the tips of the fingers on >his outstretched arm. Like many stories, it may be half true. **************************** http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/custom.html "William of Malmsebury wrote that the yard was "the measure of his [the king's] own arm," thus launching the story that the yard was defined to be the distance from the nose to the fingertip of Henry I. In fact, both the foot and the yard were established on the basis of the Saxon ynce, the foot being 36 barleycorns and the yard 108." **************************** Terry __________________________________ Yahoo! FareChase: Search multiple travel sites in one click. http://farechase.yahoo.com
