OH YOU DIDN'T KNOW?
Due to my superior intellect (proven by knowing which professional wrestler is associated with the title of this post), I always enjoy encountering a question for which I have no answer. Today someone asked me, "What's the difference between a nautical mile and a regular mile?"
Me didn't know.
From HowStuffWorks.com:
"A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the planet Earth. If you were to cut the Earth in half at the equator, you could pick up one of the halves and look at the equator as a circle. You could divide that circle into 360 degrees. You could then divide a degree into 60 minutes. A minute of arc on the planet Earth is 1 nautical mile. This unit of measurement is used by all nations for air and sea travel.And just for fun:
A nautical mile is 1,852 meters, or 1.852 kilometers. In the English measurement system, a nautical mile is 1.1508 miles, or 6,076 feet."
"A knot is a unit of measure for speed. If you are traveling at a speed of 1 nautical mile per hour, you are said to be traveling at a speed of 1 knot."
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what's a league?
I was never exactly sure either.
From This Page:
"What is a league? A league is also a unit of length (or distance) that is used to measure ocean depths. It is not used in science, but in literature. One league = 3 miles (or 4.8 km).
What is a fathom? A fathom is a unit of length in Standard English that is used to measure ocean depths. It is approximately 6 vertical feet. To get the total depth in feet from fathoms given, just multiply by 6. For example, 500 fathoms = 500 x 6ft. = 3,000 feet."
I guess 20,000 leagues under the sea is pretty damn deep. About 60,000 miles deep. I'd call that "balls deep."
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