Re: Household Algebra

In article <nged3j5slijinn9mjd42ngbh123nihs033@4ax.com>,
 Tim Merrigan <tppm@ca.rr.com> wrote:

On Sat, 4 May 2024 21:32:10 -0000 (UTC), Cryptoengineer
<petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
 

Paul Dormer <prd@pauldormer.cix.co.uk> wrote:

In article <hpa73jpn0dt2g9af59opljsisqia49pcvt@4ax.com>, tppm@ca.rr.com
(Tim Merrigan) wrote:
 

 
<evil grin>I thought in the UK a pound was a unit of currency.</grin>

 
And a pound sterling apparently originally meant a pound weight of silver
coins called sterlings.
 

>
I always thought it was a pound of sterling silver.
>
Adjacent fun fact: A mile was originally defined as 1000 paces of a Roman
soldier.
>
Therefore it's  a metric unit, the kilopace.
>
Pt

 
 
Roman soldiers had 5.28 foot paces?  Isn't 3 feet closer to normal?

I believe that the Roman pace was defined as the distance between heel
strikes of the same foot. BTW, 3 feet from heel strike of 1 foot to the
heel strike of the other foot is a bit long - 30 inches is the US Army
marching standard.

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