It was indeed all metric in the U.S. version. No confusion for anyone I know who saw it.
On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 12:12 AM Peter Goodyear <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, everyone, > > I’m currently watching the HBO series *Chernobyl*. The settings and props > are very authentic, according to reviews I have read, and all measurements > mentioned have been in metric units. This is mostly distances mentioned in > metres or kilometres. Radiation units were Roentgens, which was presumably > the standard at the time. > > At one point, miners digging underneath the reactor to install cooling > equipment, mention that the temperature underground is fifty degrees. This > would be 50 degrees Celsius which converts to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. Was > this a point of confusion for viewers in the US? I’m assuming that there > isn’t a different version for the US with yards miles, and degrees > Fahrenheit. > > If the version shown in the US is the same as the one shown overseas in > this respect, then HBO should be congratulated for producing a major TV > series for a mainstream US audience and using only metric units all the way > through. > > > Best wishes, > > Peter Goodyear, > > Melbourne, Australia > e-mail: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma >
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