To convert to meters, multiply by 1.
replyThat's an imperial meter, a standard SI meter is about ten percent longer.
replyFor realistic purposes that is well within rounding error and they are the same. Most measures should not be that precise.
replyI used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home; they're not much bigger than two meters!
replyUse the Force, Luke, but it's up to you to decide how many newtons.
replyMultiply by 0.914
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replyHmm, I see metric distances (kilometers). Accessing from Germany. It's still using the English Wikipedia though, not the German one (which I think would have more local content).
replyPS: there's a side bar link to switch between miles and km, I might have pressed that (was expecting to see some sort of distance map though instead of switching between 'imperial' and 'modern' ;)
I rarely see yards used in the united states outside of football and other sports. Usually, distances to travel will go as feet, then right into miles. I can't think of many people who wouldn't say "quarter mile" over "440 yards". Anything less than that is in feet. Buildings and structures are measured in square feet, our long tape measures are usually labeled "300 feet" and not "100 yard", and in land surveying, measurements are often done in (decimal) feet.
replyOne place I do come across yards is in "a yard of dirt" (or mulch, sand, concrete, etc) where it means cubic yard.
Heh, yeah. I found the imperial units to be very jarring as a Canadian.
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replyAnd mixes it with miles, too. Crazy decision.
replyWhy is that crazy? They're both imperial units
replyBecause to convert from one to t'other, you have to multiply by 22 x 10 x 8 or whatever it is, rather than simply shift the digits.
replyFor example, there's a park that's 1 mi 180 yds from me - if you were to pick one and stick with it then you could say either 1.1 mis or 1940 yds, rather than mixing the two and expecting people to do multiple rounds of arithmetic.
Well yeah, imperial units are a mess. But keeping it all imperial or all metric is better than mixing the two
replyCould that be a UK thing? I wouldn't know tbh, because between mixing yards and miles versus sticking to imperial units in the 21st century, the latter is definitely crazier ;)
replyIn Canada we have imperial for short measurements (inches and feet for lumber, people's heights) but metric for longer distances (kilometers for driving distances for example)
replyI don't see the issue. Miles and yards are both imperial units.
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replyYep, we mix them up. Distance and speed in miles, fuel priced in pounds per litre.
replyAnd fuel economy in miles per gallon!
replyDriving distances in miles, walking distances in kilometers!
replyAnd, though admittedly not really exposed much to the public, canals and railways both manage to mix chains in there, too... agh!
replyAnd thinking about the height of mountains in meters even though the reason for walking up them is because they reach a certain height in feet.
reply> Distances measured in yards for non-US destinations is an insult
replyFTFY. I live in Japan and it also shows me the distance in yards and miles.
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