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Perhaps a little poor taste with the tone, but this is a great point. We're all talking about how poorly we handle units. Nm has two meanings, but I didn't even

Perhaps a little poor taste with the tone, but this is a great point. We're all talking about how poorly we handle units. Nm has two meanings, but I didn't even think about it until this comment.

fwip 9y ago
Good point; I should have been more careful with my wording.
jzwinck 9y ago
Nm is Newton meters. You're looking for NM (Nautical Miles). Common mistake. Similarly, kt means knots as in speed, but the very same kt also means kilotonnes as in dynamite.