On (31 Mar 97) Derek Woodlands wrote to Roy McNeill...



 FM> No, a meter is an instrument one uses to to display a measured

 FM> parameter. And a *metre* is quite a bit bigger than a yard.



 DW> Not in the USA.  Oh, and there is only 3 and a bit inches difference

 DW> between the two units of measure.



 RM> That's "quite a bit" in my book. Try fitting a 1 metre ball into

 RM> a 1 yard hole.



 DW> That would be difficult.  I haven't seen any 1m balls for sale...



Try the beach ball shop. Fill one with glue, and let it set. Then

try to fit it through a hole 3.37 inches smaller than it is.



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