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A rod is 5.5 yards. A mile is 320 rods. A rod is 1/1000th of a league . A league is the distance a man could travel in about an hour and corresponds nearly to a
by djhaskin987 6y ago
A rod is 5.5 yards. A mile is 320 rods. A rod is 1/1000th of a league . A league is the distance a man could travel in about an hour and corresponds nearly to about 5k in today's measurements.
- dredmorbius 6y agoWhich suggests that seven-league boots would equate to speeds of about 110,000 mph. New York to San Francisco in about 90 seconds.
- edoceo 6y agoThose boots are for walking all day (eg: infantry) - not walking very fast.
- dredmorbius 6y agoYou seem to have something else in mind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-league_boots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven-league_boots
- edoceo 6y agoHuh, yea, TIL