Well 320 km/h is 200mph....so he was basically right. 195mph is 312..... What's 3km/h in the grand scheme of things..
-----Original Message----- From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: 11/9/2013 11:22 To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Cc: "Metric Pioneer" <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:53393] km Confusion I almost could not believe my ears! I was watching the news Friday morning before biking 5 km to work as I usually do. As I watched France 24 from Paris, they were reporting on the giant storm hitting the Philippines. Everything is metric at France 24 (which is why I watch it) but they decided to interview an American meteorologist, who gave every measure in miles. As this American meteorologist neared the end of his report, he thought he would throw in a metric measure, but totally goofed it up. He said continuous winds are 195 miles per hour and in kilometers per hour, sustained winds would be around 315 miles per hour. I had to back that up, play it again, and catch it on my little Verizon Convoy 2 cell phone. Picture quality is poor, but I attach that little 37-second clip for your amusement. Thank goodness Direct TV has Free Speech TV Channel 348 where I can get news reports giving measures in meters, kilometers, kilograms, Celsius et cetera. Let me know what you think of the news clip. Is France 24 available in your area? David Pearl MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
