High Precision at the Associated Press
This demonstrates the nonsense of using a calculator to translate approximate metric units to english units for American consumption. The Associated Press would have been better off describing the snake as "almost 15 meters long" and "nearly 450 kilograms" rather than treating us to the faux-precision of their conversions. Alternately, they could have reported "almost 50 feet long" and "nearly 1000 pounds" and conveyed the same information in a less conflicting manner.
"JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian villagers claim to have captured a python that is almost 49.21 feet long and weighs nearly 992.07 pounds, a local official said Monday."
This demonstrates the nonsense of using a calculator to translate approximate metric units to english units for American consumption. The Associated Press would have been better off describing the snake as "almost 15 meters long" and "nearly 450 kilograms" rather than treating us to the faux-precision of their conversions. Alternately, they could have reported "almost 50 feet long" and "nearly 1000 pounds" and conveyed the same information in a less conflicting manner.
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3:35 PM
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