I see the decimal point in yours, I had wondered if the larger space between the digits implied a decimal point I could not see.
Mike On 22/03/2012, at 10:36 , John M. Steele wrote: > Bad photo. This Brazilian source states 2,157 kg (using a comma as decimal > marker) and has a better photograph clearly showing the decimal point, 2157.4 > g. > http://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2012/03/nigeriana-e-presa-em-aeroporto-com-180-capsulas-de-heroina-no-estomago.html > > Although I read Brazilian Portuguese, the story is basically the same and, in > fact, is attributed to AP, there is no need to Babelfish it. As a side note, > US Customs tends to use grams for drugs othe than marijuana, and pounds or > ounces for marijuana (not sure why) > To be 21 574 g, each of 180 capsules would have been nearly 120 g, which I > doubt could be swallowed. > > Of course, if you want measurements right, you should ignore AP and look for > photographic evidence, or an AFP or Reuters story. AP will usually mangle > any metric or convert to Customary and hide the real data. In this case, I'm > pretty comfortable with the clearer photograph. > > --- On Thu, 3/22/12, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:51550] Conversion error > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, March 22, 2012, 10:06 AM > > http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/21/2706274/customs-nigerian-woman-swallowed.html > > Shows a scale used by US Customs at Dulles airport, reads in grams only, > shows over 21 kg (so easy to see and read in SI), yet the story says 5 lbs, > seems nearer to 50 lbs, but the stuff on the scale does not look like 21 kg > worth of drugs. It does not look like there is a decimal point in there? > > Any ideas? > > Mike Payne >
