Re: OT: Converting miles/km

On 2024-09-24 03:28, J. J. Lodder wrote:

lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> wrote:
 

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

lar3ryca wrote:
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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:
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         50 km = 30 mi
         80 km = 50 mi
       110 km = 70 mi (2 km too much)
       130 km = 80 mi

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'mi' should be 'MPH'.

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No. km ~ mi

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Definitely not. A kilometre is not a speed, and a mile is not a speed.
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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.

 It's unlikely to be kilometers per second...

Not the point. A newsreader is paid to speak. The least s/he/it can do is speak properly.
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