[Alyebard]

Originally Posted by Dantenoc

The metric system is the way to go for any serious endeavour, like science or war. Unfortunately, sailors are superstitious and very set in their ways, hence the use of odd and antiquated measurement units like nautical miles... which, by the way, is so inconvenient that it doesn't even have the courtesy to measure the same as a "land" mile, nor a "surveyour's" (I think that's what it's called) mile neither.

:hmm:
But if you use to sail, 1 nm is equal a 1´ and is very useful when you try to find your position at sea with a sextant ( and is not very easy)