Learned something today...Statute mile vs. Nautical mile
As a landlubber I’ve never known or had use for nautical miles. I knew difference between say knots and miles per hour and what starboard and port meant but that’s about the sum of my nautical knowledge. Hellfire, I didn’t even know about nautical miles but here’s what they are:
“ A nautical mile is based on the circumference of the earth, and is equal to one minute of latitude. It is slightly more than a statute (land measured) mile (1 nautical mile = 1.1508 statute miles ). Nautical miles are used for charting and navigating.”
So there, if you didn’t know, now you know.
You’re welcome!
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January 19, 2021, 02:06 PM
Woodman
They're used in space as well.
January 19, 2021, 02:08 PM
Perception
5,280 feet vs 6076 feet.
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January 19, 2021, 02:54 PM
Flash-LB
For some unknown reason, the Navy has seen fit to name things in obscure ways that non Navy people don't understand....and maybe that's the point.
January 19, 2021, 02:56 PM
MikeinNC
2000 yards to be exact....
ETA smilie I forgotThis message has been edited. Last edited by: MikeinNC, January 20, 2021 07:00 AM
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January 19, 2021, 02:57 PM
Voshterkoff
quote:
Originally posted by Flash-LB: For some unknown reason, the Navy has seen fit to name things in obscure ways that non Navy people don't understand....and maybe that's the point.
You couldn’t fathom.
January 19, 2021, 03:32 PM
NavyGuy
quote:
Originally posted by Flash-LB: For some unknown reason, the Navy has seen fit to name things in obscure ways that non Navy people don't understand....and maybe that's the point.
Yeah, and we've got a secret hand shake too.
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January 19, 2021, 03:38 PM
honestlou
Mark Twain!
January 19, 2021, 03:41 PM
YellowJacket
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC: 2000 yards to be exact....
1852 meters, 6076 feet, 2025 yards.
I'm gonna vote for the funniest frog with the loudest croak on the highest log.
January 19, 2021, 03:46 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC:
2000 yards to be exact....
2026.73
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January 19, 2021, 03:50 PM
ensigmatic
quote:
Originally posted by Woodman: They're used in space as well.
And aviation.
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January 19, 2021, 03:56 PM
Patriot
We even have Zulu time (GMT)...all subs no matter where in the world share the same, exact time.
BOOGITY!!!!!
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January 19, 2021, 03:57 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by NavyGuy:
quote:
Originally posted by Flash-LB: For some unknown reason, the Navy has seen fit to name things in obscure ways that non Navy people don't understand....and maybe that's the point.
Yeah, and we've got a secret hand shake too.
Actually there are two (and I suspect a third but can't confirm it...)
One for the White Hats
One for the Khaki Mafia
And I suspect one for ring-knockers...
Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.
January 19, 2021, 04:36 PM
trapper189
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC:
2000 yards to be exact....
2026.73
You're really going the extra yard there.
January 19, 2021, 05:12 PM
GarandGuy
Y’all are just showing off and rubbing our noses in it! Especially the secret handshake part!
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January 19, 2021, 05:16 PM
whanson_wi
It would be easier if we came up with new names for new concepts, rather than using old names and creating chaos. Nautical vs Statue Miles, Force vs Mass Pounds, Time vs Angular Minutes, Bee vs Ear Wax...
Some of them can leave a bad taste in your mouth if you use them wrong.
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January 19, 2021, 05:33 PM
V-Tail
quote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail:
quote:
Originally posted by MikeinNC:
2000 yards to be exact....
2026.73
You're really going the extra yard there.
Actually, it's a repeating decimal, as in 2026.733333333333333333 . . .
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January 19, 2021, 06:50 PM
Fenris
quote:
Originally posted by V-Tail: Actually, it's a repeating decimal, as in 2026.733333333333333333 . . .
It can't go on forever. The universe would run out of threes.
What? You think threes grow on trees?
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January 19, 2021, 06:52 PM
LS1 GTO
quote:
Originally posted by PHPaul:
quote:
Originally posted by NavyGuy:
quote:
Originally posted by Flash-LB: For some unknown reason, the Navy has seen fit to name things in obscure ways that non Navy people don't understand....and maybe that's the point.
Yeah, and we've got a secret hand shake too.
Actually there are two (and I suspect a third but can't confirm it...)
One for the White Hats
One for the Khaki Mafia
And I suspect one for ring-knockers...
Yes there is.
I'm retired Navy and was part of an interviewing team (all of the team was prior military).
Guy sitting next to was a retired ring knocker. Candidate comes in, sat down, and knocked his ring on conference table. I barely noticed until the gent next to me did the same followed by two or three additional times during the interview. The candidate didn't get the position, he was hired for a higher level position.
In that case, the candidate was clearly over qualified for the position (think retired Captain with a master's in English interviewing for a tech writer position) he interviewed for and I suspect the gent next to me referred the candidate to the higher position. Never did conform it though.
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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
January 19, 2021, 06:54 PM
nhtagmember
and lets not get started on twilight
there are only three of those...
but here is my big mystery...
if Nautical is spelled with an N, why is knots spelled with a k
