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Some replies here are missing that the mile used to be 5000 feet, hence the parent's statements. (It's also the whole article?)
by dmoy 6y ago
Some replies here are missing that the mile used to be 5000 feet, hence the parent's statements.
(It's also the whole article?)
- Jedd 6y agoOh, I totally got that the math was bonkers, and it's weird that it took so long to fix it. My point is that even in contemporary times there's sometimes significant inertia against finally fixing other objectively bonkers measurement systems in outlier communities.
- dmoy 6y agoAh fair enough, I should have assumed better :)