Football field

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The football field is a standard unit of measure widely used throughout the United States and its colonies.

Created in the late 19th century by Walter Camp - more commonly known in the U.S. as The Inventor of the Football Field - the football field brought the concept of length back to the States which was inadvertently abolished by "Baby" Abe Lincoln shortly after the Civil War. Senator Kenneth E. Inch (R - VA) inserted a footnote eliminating length into the 13th Amendment in a misguided attempt to gain support for his eponymous unit of measure - the Kenneth E. President Lincoln failed to notice the footnote until it was too late. After signing the 13 Amendment to the US Constitution, Lincoln said "Oh, shit. I just abolished the concept of length." The Kenneth E was widely used throughout the U.S. between 1865 and 1894.

Camp first realized the need for the football field as a young boy while tossing clods of dirt with his older brother. After several throws, the boys realized they had no way to determine whose dirt clod had gone farther. Young Camp thought to himself "if only there were a way." Camp's unit of measure eventually lead to a groundswell that resulted in the 13.1th Amendment which brought length back to America.

[edit] Trivia

Prior to the invention of the foot, football field sticks (approximately 300 feet in length) were commonly carried by U.S. school children.

[edit] Conversion Formulae

1 Football Field = 1 Pitch (British unit of measure)

1 Football Field = 3 Whales (nautical unit of measure)

1 Football Field = .8 Football Fields (Canadian conversion)

1 Football Field = .5 Football Fields (Arena football conversion)

1 Football Field = 100 Yards (374 Kilometers)