They tend to do this on UK TV shows as well, they'll pop back and forth between Imperial/SAE & Metric measurements. Top Gear in particular is notorious for this, given that England's roadways are still measured in miles per (imperial) gallon.
I remember one episode in particular that I saw while in Prague on business, two of the shows hosts travelled to Lillehammer, Norway, to race a car against a bob sleigh. The track at Lillehammer is exactly 2 km, as is the access road right next to it. So for the entire segment, they spoke of kilometres and centimetres. As soon as that segment was over, they went right back to miles per gallon. It was all very confusing, and reminded me a lot of the US. -Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Saw an interesting show from Canada about the Rockies. All the scientists used metres and kilometres and so did the narrator. Then I was surprised to hear the narrator use "feet" in the next program about the Atlantic coast. I guess there are still transitions at work. Ezra
