neither here. nor there.

thedailywhat:

Ethnocentric Idiot of the Day: CNN’s Rick Sanchez asks tsunami expert Dr. Kurt Frankel to translate nine meters “into English.”

Fun Fact: Liberia, Burma, and the US are the only three countries which have yet to adopt the metric system (otherwise known as the International System of Units) as their primary measurement system.

[animalnewyork.]

I’m sorry, but as someone who’s (officially) been in the news biz for 3 months, this is HORRIBLE interviewing. Come on, Rick. I think you should know that 1 meter is roughly 3 feet. And that it’s called the METRIC SYSTEM. Guess this is what happens when you host a show on a big news network talking about your adventures on the social networking interwebs. GAHHHH.