Marco Cimarosti schreef: > E.g., I never understood why on earth metres and yards should be kept > different. In a public park somewhere in UK or Ireland I have seen the > following sign: > > TOILETS -------> > 50 yds (45.72 m) > > It must be a reeeeeally urgent need if one cares about those 3.28 metres...
4.28 actually. But are you serious about lengthening the yard to be the same size as the meter? Ha! Fat chance! You might as well suggest we abolish the yard altogether! Pim Blokland
