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Jul 23, 2017 18:32:13 GMT -5
Post by kronks on Jul 23, 2017 18:32:13 GMT -5
No it didn't but then yards is not an appropriate imperial measurement for such a large distance. Furlong is a very useful measurement in horse racing, it works really well, that is the beauty of the imperial system. "and they're in the final furlong......." it tells you all you need to know. Ask someone who isn't British how many yards or feet are in a furlong. They won't have a clue. But they will know parts of SI Système international d'unités is the modern form of the metric system, and is the most widely used system of measurement. Unlike imperial, it comprises a coherent system of units of measurement built on seven base units. The system also establishes a set of twenty prefixes to the unit names and unit symbols that may be used when specifying multiples and fractions of the units. Give my regards to Jack in the Green. You don't really need to know how many yard or feet are in a furlong it is for measuring fairly long distances, maybe that is where furlong comes from? Furly long?
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