"(2 meters, 34.5 centimeters)"
Another example of AP's inability to use the SI correctly. The SI brochure
expresses disallows compound or mixed units of this nature.
On Wednesday, August 25, 2021, 04:01:19 AM EDT, Michael Payne
<[email protected]> wrote:
Reading the news on apnews.com about this very tall gentleman who has
unfortunately died. While I appreciate the inclusion of SI, whoever wrote this
has no idea centimetres and metres are the same unit. And 8.33 inches is
probably a conversion. He definitely was a very tall dude!
"Vovkovinskiy came to the Mayo Clinic in 1989 as a child seeking treatment. A
tumor pressing against his pituitary gland caused it to secrete abnormal levels
of growth hormone. He grew to become the tallest man in the U.S. at 7 feet,
8.33 inches (2 meters, 34.5 centimeters) and ended up staying in Rochester".
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