Actually, for me there is a substantial difference between a 1 yard fence and a 1 meter one: the first one I can step over (on the tip of my toes) whereas I cannot with the other.
True, but for the purposes of describing it. I climbed over a 1m fence the other day, and a 1.5m gate. I don't know if those are the right numbers, but they are close enough for you to get the idea...
Oh, and I do notice a fair amount of usage of imperial units in this forum...
Well yes, there are a couple of reasons for this.
a) old farts
b) ignorance in thinking gear inches is a useful way of conveying gear size, when clearly MoD is a more useful unit, and gain is even more useful as it takes into account crank length. When ever I have mentioned this, I usually get flamed to hell and back. Cos apparently the best way to measure gears, is to compare it to the diameter of the big wheel of a penny farthing, and not, something as useful as "if I turn my pedals one revolution, I go x distance"
But then, as has been established, I am the worst person some people on here know. I am an idiot, and I am wrong. So take this all with a pinch of salt (slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila)
Anyways, our beloved squares are neither in metric kilometers nor in imperial miles (well, not in "nice" numbers anyway). They're not even all the same size I just learned...
Nope, due to the wonder that is conveying the surface of a sphere, on a flat surface. I Wonder, does this make it harder or easier, for someone living in say the far north?
J