Although we would love to see all movies metric, it makes sense that historically accurate movies use the "language' of the native country and of the time. So when a WWII movie is produced the Brits would appropriately use feet and miles, the Germans meters. I saw the Mackenzie Break this weekend, made in 1970, and indeed they did just that. The Germans, trying to escape an English POW camp, used meters, centimeters etc. and the Brits referenced distances in miles. Even better, but not relevant, the Germans spoke in Germans with subtitles.
Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer NYSDOT 1530 Jefferson Road Rochester, NY 14623 585 272-3372 43,560 square feet in an acre 5280 feet in a mile 16 ounces in a pound 128 ounces in a gallon 23 confused kids in a class What could be simpler?
