rafa@lemmy.world to Dank Memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up11.11Kfile-text
arrow-up11.03KimageWhat the fuck is a kilometer?lemmy.worldrafa@lemmy.world to Dank Memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square119fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefeck_it@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoBut why i should have to if I am not 'murican Ps thank you.
minus-squarefeck_it@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoJust wanted to give a meme-y answer since we are in a meme side of the lemmy. I even thanked the person even though I think I will never travel outside my country given my circumstances.
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoIn airspace, feet and miles are used very often
minus-squareDdhuud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 years agoPilots, maybe, they’re “special” like that. Engineers do not. Jk
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoYeah, but those are nautical miles, not murican miles.
minus-squareKilgore Trout@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 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-squarefeck_it@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·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.
But why i should have to if I am not 'murican
Ps thank you.
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Just wanted to give a meme-y answer since we are in a meme side of the lemmy. I even thanked the person even though I think I will never travel outside my country given my circumstances.
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.