No doubt both journalists, loyally following the AP Stylebook, took what she gave them and dumbed down the measurements for their readers.
Carleton From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin Vlietstra Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 08:04 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52079] RE: World's Largest Paper Snowflake http://www.iowan.com/read/rss_feed/?iowans_wonderland <http://www.iowan.com/read/rss_feed/?iowans_wonderland&show=news&newsID=1503 8> &show=news&newsID=15038 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Steele Sent: 19 December 2012 11:24 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:52078] World's Largest Paper Snowflake Apparently, the artist worked it all out in metric: "Hanson quipped that she fell in love with the metric system as working with fractions would have been a nightmare." Yet the reporter choses to tell us that "Hanson created a 14-foot, 6-inch paper snowflake in a little under 54 minutes in front of a cheering crowd at the Kanawha City Hall." http://globegazette.com/news/local/a-snowflake-for-the-record-books/article_ 2ec0c7d6-4990-11e2-a34a-0019bb2963f4.html Another article says Guinness would only consider paper snowflakes over 4 m, but I can't find what they officially certified it as.
