Imperial or Metric

[Hotspur]

Thank you, Mr. Boycott.

You're welcome ☺ Luckily I have fact on my side and not popular, or is that unpopular, opinion as is sometimes the case with Mr Boycott in his role as a commentator.

[Machpoint005]

Most are taller than me being tall isn't all its cracked up to be - I don't often hit my head on a doorway

 

Being a man of reasonable size (qv) I agree with you wholeheartedly. Very tall people don't live as long either!

The square root 3 is about 1.73.

1.73 metres, for those who are metrically challenged, is 5ft 8in.

You're welcome ☺ Luckily I have fact on my side and not popular, or is that unpopular, opinion as is sometimes the case with Mr Boycott in his role as a commentator.

 

Facts are rarely popular, which is why we never get them from Tory ministers.

Edited July 9, 2015 by Machpoint005

[system 4-50]

But unfortunately taller men are much more attractive to women...

[gazza]

But unfortunately taller men are much more attractive to women...

says who? i've never struggled

[whitty1]

 

You may have missed the little ditties to help acquaint the population with the metric system in the 70s:

A metre measures three-foot three

It's longer than a yard, you see

 

Two-and-a-quarter pounds of jam

Weigh about a kilogram

 

and

 

A litre of water's

a pint-and-three-quarters

I love this! It's before my time so I've never heard them before

[Athy]

 

I am 11.5 stone heavy and am 5' 7" tall.

 

 

Surely 11 stone 7?

[gazza]

Surely 11 stone 7?

I like that well spotted!