rafa to Dank [email protected] • 2 years agoWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up11.1K
arrow-up11.1KimageWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldrafa to Dank [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square137fedilink
minus-squareKilgore TroutlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years agoIn airspace, feet and miles are used very often
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•edit-22 years agoPilots, maybe, they’re “special” like that. Engineers do not. Jk
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•2 years agoYeah, but those are nautical miles, not murican miles.
minus-squareKilgore TroutlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoYes, nautical miles still have some logic behind, as they are based on degrees of latitude. Still it’s funny to me that they are still called miles.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-22 years agoI appreciate this practical answer even though I just learned that only pilots uses this particular American measure system Americans call mile.
In airspace, feet and miles are used very often
Pilots, maybe, they’re “special” like that. Engineers do not.
Jk
Yeah, but those are nautical miles, not murican miles.
Yes, nautical miles still have some logic behind, as they are based on degrees of latitude.
Still it’s funny to me that they are still called miles.
I appreciate this practical answer even though I just learned that only pilots uses this particular American measure system Americans call mile.