On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 7:40 AM, andy pugh <[email protected]> wrote: > On 16 December 2012 12:06, Mark Wendt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hmmm, back when I was flying F-4's for Uncle Sam, our charts were all >> done in nautical miles. > > Well, the Nautical Mile is a rational unit, so seems likely to stay. > All the charts I have used have had distances in nautical miles and > depths/heights in metres. > > Nautical Miles correlate directly to latitude and longitude positions, > so are probably here to stay. > (a switch to decimal units of angular measure would probably mean that > the km became the rational choice) > > -- > atp
But then we'd have to adopt some kind of metric clock. ;-) Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
