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"Nik Wallenda braved wind and heavy spray to make the 1,800ft (550m) walk from the US to Canada on a two-inch (61mm) wire."That's not 61mm
Jun 17, 2012
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Well its one way to avoid the Customs post..
2 ft = 61 cm 10 inches per foot - that's the metric system (or should I say SI?).
You should work for the BBC:-)
They still asked him for his passport when he got to the other side.
And spot the mistake on this one
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TMH could spot it. Broadcast to millions of people and no-one spotted it. Nor did the BBC correct it when I emailed them.
Bloody hell. That was quick. I emailed the beeb and the site now says 51mm.
It did say 61mm earlier
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"Mr Wallenda will not be wearing a harness":-)
Oh dear. It's all wrong.
Come on harry. It was a very good joke.
Yes. And probably the funniest thing on the programme.
And an explanation of the mistake. ;-)
It's all right, we believe you :-)
newssniffer has archived the original, and picked up other edits but not yet the 61mm to 51mm edit
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When metric arrived, the BBC used the metric foot in TV studios for scenery etc. 300mm. All that did is make sure nothing ever quite fitted again. ;-)
Thay talked about that on one of the programmes, and the number of e-mails they'd had about it. Laughed at it and carried on.
That wasn't just the BBC - it was the whole building industry. Itcame to the fore when White City was built (actually design and build by Balfour Beatty) and all the office furniture came from north America; it was all just too big!
And if he hadn't had it with him, would they have sent him back across the wire?
Probbaly not. These were Canadians, after all. Not North Americans.
If the Canadian Immigration guy thinks you're working without a permit, he will send you straight back. I speak from experience. I did notice that they have an Immigration Code for Exotic Dancers, who do not need a work permit, just like Railroad Workers. But they probably ask you to prove it, if you claim to be one.
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was updated at 08.35 this morning.
But it's only the beeb so who cares:-)? Use the "contact us" link at the bottom right of the page and you could get the first article fixed to say
51mm. Now I am wondering is this cable 51mm or 61mm and it is the inches that are wrong.
One that does not bear close analysis. But was still fun.
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