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minus-square@WoefKat@lemmy.mllinkfedilink54•7 months agoHow much do you weigh? As much as 11 stones and 2 pebbles. How far is that? 2 feet and 5 thumbs. How fast are we going? About 6 knots in a rope that’s hanging overboard. It does make me laugh sometimes sorry. But the real problem is not the base units… It’s the multiplication factor.
minus-squareDemelinkfedilink9•7 months agoI agree that most of the imperial system sucks, but knots (and by extention nautical miles) have a good reason for being used everywhere when navigating long distances around the globe because both are based on the way coordinates work.
How much do you weigh? As much as 11 stones and 2 pebbles.
How far is that? 2 feet and 5 thumbs.
How fast are we going? About 6 knots in a rope that’s hanging overboard.
It does make me laugh sometimes sorry. But the real problem is not the base units… It’s the multiplication factor.
I agree that most of the imperial system sucks, but knots (and by extention nautical miles) have a good reason for being used everywhere when navigating long distances around the globe because both are based on the way coordinates work.