This undated photo, supplied by the Teton County Sheriff’s Department in Idaho, shows actress Dawn Wells, the actress who played Mary Ann on Gilligan’s Island, who was sentenced Feb. 29, 2008, to five days in jail, fined $410.50 and placed on probation after pleading guilty to one count of reckless driving. The guilty plea came as part of an agreement with prosecutors in which three misdemeanor counts — driving under the influence, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance stemming from an Oct. 18, traffic stop — were dropped. (AP/ Teton County Sheriff’s Department / March 12, 2008) — chicagotribune.com

I’m really confused by the ‘height’ chart behind her in this image; the left side is labeled ‘centimeters’ and it would seem that Dawn is ~65 cm tall, or about 25 inches to you imperial types (1 inches = 2.54 centimeters). I thought maybe it was just that she was seated in front of the chart or that it had been tacked up at the wrong height.

The scale on the right appears to be inches, and it all seems to be on one piece of board, so it’s not just misaligned. The line for 71 inches matches up well with the line for 80 cm, and the line for 75 inches matches nicely with the 90 cm line. 4 inches = 10.2 so the scale seems fine between the metric and imperial as far as the relationship between an inch and a centimeter.

Coincidentally, the chart would be accurate for measuring height in centimeters if it had been mounted about 40 inches lower on the wall, but then people measuring in inches would appear to be giants. Maybe there’s a 40 inch tall ladder you need to stand on to get the metric picture?