This is a statement that illustrates the importance of frames of reference in measurement. The doctor is ESTIMATING the separation distance. Estimating six feet is estimating 1.8 m Why estimate 20 mm short of 2 m? no need to refer to legacy units. Use metric and STAY metric.
> On Mar 12, 2020, at 14:25, Ressel, Howard R (DOT) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Watching a CNN report the Doctor being interviewed yesterday several times > mentioned staying 2 meters apart from other people. At one point the reporter > said that is like this (stretching out his arms). No attempt to say or xx > feet. > > Howard R. Ressel > Project Design Engineer > > New York State Department of Transportation > 1530 Jefferson Road, Rochester, NY 14623 > > (585) 371-9280 | [email protected] > > https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=www.dot.ny.gov&data=02%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C468af1e28faf423ec8a908d7c6f76788%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637196638215984748&sdata=BfX3Bsfa7efzsp67Y8DQBIntkGVs83tGVpEF%2BfF7Kmc%3D&reserved=0 > > > <image001.jpg> > > The Meter: “For all time, for all peoples” > > Nicolas de Condorcet 1743 – 1794 > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma
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