Everything appeared to be out by a factor of 10.  For example, the distance
from the Carolinas to the tip of Florida was shown as “10.000 km” – but
10,000 is approximately the distance from the North Pole to the Equator.

 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Stan Jakuba
Sent: 26 January 2008 20:41
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:40229] Fw: Velmi zajímavý výlet od + do -

 

The average person living in any of the traditionally metric courtiers is
blissfully ignorant of the measuring system. (I know, I was - when I lived
there.) The attached distance-scaling video is understandable in any
language but only SI experts will notice the discrepancies between the
powers of 10 and the notations underneath. 

Stan J.

 

 


 

 

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