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Originally Posted by CRussel
That is ANNOYING, but it's also an indictment of Baen who published it. No way that should have gotten through. It clearly should have been either 80 cm, or 800 mm. But not 800 cm.
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In another instance of it, the protagonist picks up a "stick about 1950cm long" to use as a walking stick. I don't know about anyone else, but I think I'd find a 60-foot long walking stick somewhat inconvenient.
In the sequel, "The Helverti Invasion", the same protagonist who appeared in the earlier book uses Imperial measurements (feet and miles, rather than cm and km).