Subject: Re: Feet in the USA. two of them --&gt; NIST error???<br/>
Date: Oct 08, 2004 @ 01:25<br/>
Author: Ron McConnell (&quot;Ron McConnell&quot; &lt;rcmcc@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-728097009">Michael Kaufman writes,<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; &lt;<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/235/appxc/appxc.htm#1">http://ts.nist.gov/ts/htdocs/230/235/appxc/appxc.htm#1</a>&gt;<br/>
&gt; ...where foot or mile is underlined,<br/>
&gt; it is survey foot or U.S. statute mile<br/>
&gt; rather than international foot or mile that is meant.<br/>
&gt;    3 feet (UNDERLINED) = 1 yard (yd) <br/>
&gt; Ok so here it defines a yard as 3 SURVEY feet.  <br/>
&gt;   1 yard (yd)----------------- 0.914 4 meter (exactly) <br/>
&gt; Here it defines a yard as 0.9144 meters EXACTLY,<br/>
&gt; which is exactly 3 INTERNATIONAL feet.<br/>
&gt; So what&#39;s the deal here???<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>Hmmmm... Looks like a fishy deal.<br/>
At least we both seem to be seeing it the same way.<br/>
Maybe you should drop them a note.<br/>
Maybe there&#39;s a reward.  :)<br/>
If even the NIST can goof a conversion factor,<br/>
then ...?<br/>
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Cheers, 73,<br/>
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Ron McC.<br/>
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