Measurements in Europe

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tonks" <tonks_op at ...> wrote:
>
> OK now all of you kind folks on the other side of the pond can help me 
> here. I looked on the internet for the conversions and I want to be 
> sure about this. There is some doubt. If someone is 184 cm tall, what 
> is that in inches???
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Tonks_op

Geoff:
I take 1 inch=2.54 cm and, as a rule of thumb, 1 foot= approx. 30 cm. so 
using the more accurate figure, 184 cm (or 1.84m if you prefer it) is 72.4 
inches, as near as dammit. 6 feet.