Yes, picky Bru... you are right if you're thinking like an American... but the message was written by a European and sent to Europeans, and that's why meters was not even mentioned in the first place since it was assumed, and that's why 2140 had a period (2.140) instead of a comma (2,140)... because that's how you indicate thousands in French, and German, and Italian, and Portuguese, and Dutch, and Swedish, and Russian, and most everywhere except the USA... :) Therefore, it was in meters, not kilometers...
Yvonne PS "Two point one four zero" would be expressed as "two comma one four zero" in those languages, i.e. the convention is reversed. Quoting caver...@aol.com: > Or maybe kilometers, -2.14 meters is only about 7 feet, but -2140 meters, now > that's getting deep. > Picky, Picky > :)Bru > > In a message dated 10/26/2005 8:56:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > ydr...@rosettastone.com writes: > That's in meters, of course... :) --Yvonne > > ------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Krubera -2140!!! > Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:11:35 +0200 > From: Peter Stargalla <ave...@web.de> > To: <speleo...@insl1.etec.uni-karlsruhe.de>, <speleo...@speleo.ch>, > <spe...@yahoogroupes.fr>, "00Andreas Kolarik" <andr...@caveman-online.de> > > > Some minutes ago, Oleg Klimchouk confirmed the New world record: > *Krubera - Voronya* > Cave Depth: -2.140 > http://www.speleomania.com/ > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Does he tell you he loves you when he hits you? Abuse. Narrated by Halle > Berry. > Click Here! > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/erncrc/ > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > erncrc-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ _______________________________________________ Texascavers mailing list Texascavers@texascavers.com http://mail.texascavers.com/mailman/listinfo/texascavers_texascavers.com
