Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))

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In article <1995Oct17.094417@cantva>, P.Metcalfe@student.canterbury.ac.nz says...
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>In article, M.Fee@irl.cri.nz (Mike Fee) writes:
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>> Thus Wayn: "kilometre" is 1000 metres - or about 6/10 miles for the
>> metrically challenged; ...
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>What are they smoking at Industrial Research?
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>A kilometre is 5/8th of a mile.
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>>[snip]
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>--Peter Metcalfe
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You are both wrong. There are 25.4 mm to an inch
there are 12 inches to a foot = 304.8 mm
there are 5280 feet to a mile = 1609344 mm
a kilometer is 1000000 mm
a kilometer is 1000000/1609344 = 15625/25146 ~= 125/201 miles

Steve

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