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Blewfin t1_jc5z17f wrote

Reply to comment by Bid_Embarrassed in Athletics great Dick Fosbury dies aged 76 by d0mth0ma5

I'm still genuinely amazed that you guys measure field events in feet and inches. That's 199cm for anyone else wondering

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7Thommo7 t1_jc61vfp wrote

Thanks. Feet and inches just makes no sense in Athletics.

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Bid_Embarrassed t1_jc78d6b wrote

I knew as soon as I posted that in feet and inches I was gonna get booed haha actually in university track and field here in the states they do use the metrics system. I remember the throwing team had the conversions from meters to feet on t shirts as a joke

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