schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoxkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximationxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximationxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-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-up0·7 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: