• @[email protected]
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    662 months ago

    The Eurobean Mind Cannot Comprehend

    Cannot comprehend miles? Yeah, use a measurement system that makes sense!

    • Fishbone
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      282 months ago

      What’s so hard to comprehend? 4 inches to a hand, 3 hands to a foot, and 5280 feet to a mile. It’s a straightforward pattern!

      (I hope it’s not needed, but this is definitely sarcasm)

      • @[email protected]
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        2 months ago

        Statute mile is based on 1000 paces, and came from Roman soldiers marking that distance on roads. The pace is related to height, and people used to be shorter on average.

        Nautical mile is based in the circumference of the earth, with 1 nautical mile being 1 minute of one degree