One word "Tradition". -- "Go for a Metric America" Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372
>>> On 7/15/2009 at 12:57 PM, in message <[email protected]>, "John M. Steele" <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't see why metric golf would be problematic. Every course is "random > length." You would merely have to get used to hole lengths in meters, and be > able to select the proper club given remaining distance to hole. I'm sure > metric golf is played in metric countries. > > Metric football could be a problem. The notion of 10 yards forward progress > for a first down is key to the game. A game could be played on a 100 m > field, with 10 m for a first down but strategy and mix of running/passing > plays would change. You could not bounce back and forth between it and a 100 > yd field, and play at a professional level.. > > --- On Wed, 7/15/09, Howard Ressel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Howard Ressel <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:45376] Re: Speed in metres per second > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>, "John M. Steele" > <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, July 15, 2009, 12:06 PM > > > Well said, my thoughts too. Lets concentrate on conversion issues that > can make sense to the general public. Telling them they have to go > metric and on top of that now have to plan trips in meters per second > vs. something more akin to what they are used to would be more of a > disaster than a help. Golf and football in the US will still be in yards > no matter how metric we are.
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