Also the sponsor is Walmart and the cheque is made out in US dollars. I once stumbled across a similar event in a village Ireland. I suspect that the film rights are the important aspect of this exercise, not the local publicity and the film rights are world-wide.
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: 21 June 2014 04:53 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:54010] Re: tries to pull a truck in heels - YouTube Harold. Clearly, the signs say 1 METER - 2 METERS - 3 METERS et cetera, rendered with the American spelling, not the British spelling. ----- Message from Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected]> --------- Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 20:44:48 -0400 From: Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [USMA:53999] tries to pull a truck in heels - YouTube To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMSStSeQyUI <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMSStSeQyUI&feature=player_detailpage#t=50> &feature=player_detailpage#t=50 The distances are measured in metres. ----- End message from Harold_Potsdamer <[email protected]> ----- David Pearl www.MetricPioneer.com 503-428-4917
