Couldn't let this pass ..

A yardstick is a yard which is 3' (3 feet) -  3' 3" is a approximation 
of a meter.

Interestingly a chain was a surveyors chain which comprised 100 links 
and was 22 yards long. A link was used as a measurement - 100 links to 
the chain.

Yep - I've learned both imperial and metric

Peter W



cdb wrote:
> :: The yard and foot were standardized
> :: somewhat long before the meter by using the king as the standard.  
> :: I'm not
> :: sure how they then dissemminated that standard measurement.
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> This is where the term Yardstick comes from - a stick was made that 
> represented the official 3' 3". Same as a Chain was a physical piece 
> of kit.
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> Ah you can tell I was born in the era of Libra, Shillings and Denari.
>
> Colin
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