schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agoxkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximationxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1145arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximationxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
It works because a nautical mile is based on a degree of latitude, and the Earth (e) is a circle. https://explainxkcd.com/3023/
minus-squareMatěȷ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·16 days agoKnot is just nautical mile per hour, so it can be simplified so: π miles = e nautical miles
Knot is just nautical mile per hour, so it can be simplified so: