Re: OT: Converting miles/km

On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:03:09 -0600
lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:

On 2024-09-22 23:50, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:

lar3ryca wrote:
 

I haven't neede it, but just for fun I have calculated the Danish speed
limits in miles. If you want round firgures, it's:
>
      50 km = 30 mi
      80 km = 50 mi
    110 km = 70 mi (2 km too much)
    130 km = 80 mi

>
'mi' should be 'MPH'.

 
No. km ~ mi

 
Definitely not. A kilometre is not a speed, and a mile is not a speed.
 
There's a newsreader on a local radio station that insists on reporting
wind speeds as 'nn kilometres'.
It's a wonder I have any teeth left, after grinding them most mornings.
 

Our local traffic report readers seem to have difficulty telling us that
'X road is closed *due* to an accident'. They skip the 'due' word.
More teeth shortening stuff.

--
Bah, and indeed Humbug.