One meter and 3 feet are not the same thing idiots
“One meter and 3 feet are not the same thing idiots”
Close enough.
If you want precise: 1 metre = 39.3700787 inches.
For the purposes of the news article, I think that 3 feet is close enough. Besides, I doubt that EXACTLY 1.00000 metres of hail fell, it could have been that only 0.914400001 metres of hail fell in which case, it was EXACTLY 3 feet of hail.
Quibble over 3 inches?