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To: Junior
Brent Maynard says he weighs 74 kilograms and is 169 centimeters tall.


And that's why the Metric System sucks. 169 Centimeters tall? What the hell is that? I'm 6'1". Not that's a REAL measurement. Now, if they want to come up with a standard of measure in which the base unit is about the same length as a Standard foot, then great. Otherwise, I'll stick with the standard.
152 posted on 05/15/2006 1:13:04 PM PDT by Optimus Prime (Do liberals even qualify as sentient beings?)
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To: Optimus Prime
You could be 2.11 meters tall.

The English system is so weird that I'm not even sure what the main unit of mass is.
156 posted on 05/15/2006 1:19:34 PM PDT by RHINO369 (Politicians are not born; they are excreted.)
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To: Optimus Prime

That's why I ask that they use decimeters. They're not as big as feet, but it's ridiculous IMHO to use units requiring the numerals be into the hundreds place.


158 posted on 05/15/2006 1:20:42 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: Optimus Prime

169 cm = ~ 5'6"


166 posted on 05/15/2006 1:56:00 PM PDT by Junior (Identical fecal matter, alternate diurnal period)
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