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It's easy to get dismissive about having multiple units, until you run into the contexts where they really are useful. Following up the example in one of my oth
by ubernostrum 14y ago
It's easy to get dismissive about having multiple units, until you run into the contexts where they really are useful. Following up the example in one of my other comments: adopt the meter and the kilometer, or the foot and the kilofoot, and it won't matter to navigators, because they'll still use the nautical mile unless you literally put a gun to their heads, and if you do put a gun to their heads they'll show you why it's a much more practical unit for what they do.
- Permit 14y ago>they'll show you why it's a much more practical unit for what they do. Why? Why is it more practical? How is it better other than being more familiar? It blows me away that people can make the argument as it being "better".
- gshubert17 14y agoOne nautical mile is very nearly the length of one minute of arc at the earth's surface.
- DanBC 14y agoWhy does it matter if people are using "one nautical mile" or "1852 metres"? (http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/01/why-do-nautical-miles-linger-on/ http://metricviews.org.uk/2010/01/why-do-nautical-miles-ling...)