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Re: the big wave

Posted By: wintermute, on host 24.209.10.197
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 11:18:39
In Reply To: Re: the big wave posted by commie_bat on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 09:34:48:

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> > > Say, why is it that Americans always measure the dimensions of big things in "football fields"?
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> > Because football fields are always the same length and a par three hole varies a bit.
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> Not true. I never know if you mean 100 yards or 120 (including the end zones). And Canadian football fields are longer - 110 plus 40 for end zones.
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> The really weird thing is that if you measured car mileage in "football fields per gallon"...

Surely "football field" is a unit of area, rather than of length? Certainly, it is in Britain, and it seems wierd to think of it any other way.

Link: A little Anglo-centric, but a good size calculator

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Re: the big wave - commie_bat - Wed, 4/20/2005, 11:43:33
- Re: the big wave and the football field - Howard - Wed, 4/20/2005, 20:28:57

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