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Re: How long is a chain?
- Subject: Re: How long is a chain?
- From: "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 08:04:47 +1000
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A yard would have to be travelling at a speed approaching the speed of light
before it would be longer than a metre. I'll put my money on 1 chain = 22
yards = 20.1m.
Chris
David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
news:Jl%m5.54$1V.5640@news0.optus.net.au...
> David Martin (d_martin@mountains.net.au) wrote:
> > Can someone tell me how many metres in a chain?
>
> A chain is 22 yards, or 24.07m. A cricket pitch is one chain long.
>
> Cheers
> David