On 16 Feb, 15:35, Gianna wrote:
From the Met Office:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/.../18063745.html

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Gianna

What strikes me is the absurd precision in that report - 9947 metres.

I know that they carry height recording devices, but frankly the
apparent precision to the nearest metre undermines the whole
credibility of that report. Why couldn't they simply have give a
rounded figure, eg 9900 metres? (or even an even rounder, 10,000
metres?) That would have been just as impressive - and more
believable.

Jack