43 yards? Pshaw.

Post #427,260 by pwhysall 1/22/19 7:57:25 AM 1/22/19 7:57:25 AM Reply	43 yards? Pshaw. Let's turn to rugby. Which you should do anyway; it's like American Football but with more action and a less comprehensible offside rule. Also, you get to cheer for $OPPONENT vs both France and Australia. What a deal! 64.2 metres (70 yards in inferior colonial baboon units) by Paul Thorburn in 1986. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPQ1zdy_UOc Apparently Gerald Brand kicked a 77.7 metre drop goal* in 1932, but that's not on YouTube. 85yds in ICBU; a drop goal in rugby is where the player carrying the ball elects to kick it whilst still in play (i.e. it's not a set piece). So that's one hell* of a kick.
Post #427,263 by mmoffitt 1/22/19 8:03:12 AM 1/22/19 8:03:12 AM Reply	Um, where'd we get those "inferior colonial baboon units"? ;0) bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #427,267 by malraux 1/22/19 10:20:48 AM 1/22/19 10:20:48 AM Reply	Yabut they were smart enough to move on in '65. Too bad we made our own conversion voluntary. Myanmar is converting now, and when they're done it will just be us and Liberia. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #427,268 by mmoffitt 1/22/19 11:36:44 AM 1/22/19 11:36:44 AM Reply	They did not move on entirely, thank $DEITY. A "pint" in the UK is still a proper pint (19.2 of our ounces). That's most important. ;0) bcnu, Mikem It's mourning in America again.
Post #428,721 by CRConrad 5/1/19 5:39:55 PM 5/1/19 5:39:55 PM Reply	I oughta be annoyed at the (semi-)recent fad here in Finlandesa (and... ...and, for all I know, other parts of Scandalahoovia) to sell beer in imperial-baboon-unit "pint" cans. But, hey, it's hard to get upset when you're having 0.568 litres of beer in stead of just 0.5. -- Christian R. Conrad Same old username (as above), but now on iki.fi (Yeah, yeah, it redirects to the same old GMail... But just in case I ever want to change.)
Post #427,270 by drook 1/22/19 11:48:30 AM 1/22/19 11:48:30 AM Reply	Sportsball question I believe in USian football, the length of a field goal is measured from the line of scrimmage to the goal line. The goalpost is actually set back in the end zone, and the ball is typically kicked from ~5 yards back. So wouldn't a "46 yard field goal" actually cover more like 56 yards? That would make the 70 yard rugby kick ~= a 60 yard US field goal. Still impressive - there have only been 20 that long in the NFL. -- Drew

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