Message Forum: Re: the big wave and the football field

Re: the big wave and the football field

Posted By: Howard, on host 65.6.53.169
Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 20:28:57
In Reply To: Re: the big wave posted by commie_bat on Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at 11:43:33:

> > 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.
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> An American football field is marked out in yards, but only in one direction. So Americans know exactly how long one is, but most haven't a clue how wide.
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> ^v^:)^v^
> FB

That's me. No clue to the width, but it's 300 feet, 100 yards, or 10 seconds for a sprinter.
Howard

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Message:	> > > 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. > > > > An American football field is marked out in yards, but only in one direction. So Americans know exactly how long one is, but most haven't a clue how wide. > > > > ^v^:)^v^ > > FB > > That's me. No clue to the width, but it's 300 feet, 100 yards, or 10 seconds for a sprinter. > Howard
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