David spake: > That would be fine if you stuck to inches all the time but: > 12 inches = 1 foot > 3 feet = 1 yard > ???? yards = 1 mile > >From my Navy years: 1760 yards to a nautical mile. A nautical mile is 1 minute of latitude at the equator. a 'cable' is 200 yards a shackle is about 90 feet a fathom is 6 feet
For more measuring trivia, see http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ It is truly mind-boggling and aptly demonstrates the need for a simple, global 10-based suystem. -- burns _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
