P. J. Alling wrote:
More like 3 Feet 3.6 inches ~ 1 meter...
More than enough to very annoying over 100 yards, (or meters if you
prefer).
danilo wrote:
Wasn't it:
3 feet ~= 1 meter ??
(school was some times ago)
Danilo
For order of magnitude conversions, it's just fine.
If someone mentions a 7 meter length to you, what do you do?
A quick multiplication by three yields 21 feet ~ just add a little bit.
For most practical uses, that's plenty close enough.
As a inch/feet/mile guy, I can visualize 21+ feet quickly and that's all
I need to know.
So what if it *IS* betweeen 21 and 23 feet? For a "quick and dirty"
estimate of length, it's just fine.
That's for those who can't think in metric yet.
keith whaley
