>  >> Or there abouts!   10 feet = 3.048 meters  Thus, there is only
 >  >> a small margin for error.
 >
 >  JD> Actually, 3 METRES=  9.842401  FEET according to my handy dandy
 >  JD> convertion program, or 9.842519685039370078740157480315 according to
 >  JD> the Microsoft one.
 >
 > Are those real world feet or US feet?
 >

In this case there is no difference.  Feet is feet, and Miles is
Miles.  Some liquid measures are different, but I dont know of any
other.  Doesnt mean there is no other differences, just that I dont
know of them 

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