[Bell Historians] Re: Olympic Bell

[PFH]

Precisely.

 

The weight of the bell is imprecise, so converting to a more precise figure
is not justified.

 

Someone 6 feet tall could not say his/her height is exactly 1.8288 meters! 

 

Peter Humphreys

 

From: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com [mailto:bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Richard Smith
Sent: 02 August 2012 00:32
To: bellhistorians at yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Bell Historians] Re: Olympic Bell


Given the weight is only quoted to the nearest 10 kg (as we 
only have two figures after the decimal place), it seems 
wrong to present the weight in cwt-qtr-lbs when, in fact, 
it's only known to the nearest quarter hundredweight. 
Should we not just call it 451 cwt and be content that we 
don't and won't know its weight down to the last pound?

RAS



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