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If for no other reason than to prove that the metric system
isn’t ALWAYS better, and just to say “we tried”.
Btw, a first down is 9.144 meters.
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In reality, you'd just use rounding; when rugby went metric,
the 25 yard line became the 22 metre line. It was no big
deal. |
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Perhaps, in an effort to realign the US with the UK and the rest of the
universe, redesign all sports arenas to utilize metric. In fact, rounding
considerably up might compensate for the increased abilities of the
players over the decades. |
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//realign the US with the UK and the rest of the universe,
redesign all sports arenas to utilize metric.// |
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They're our sports, we invented them. They don't work in
metric, just invent superior metric sports and let the world
vote with their satellite tv subscriptions etc. |
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Ref: “You’re 2 centimeters short of a field goal.” |
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Team: “Can we just round it up?” |
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Team: “Yay! We just won the Super Bowl!” |
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Percentages of light years... |
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