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Old 01-13-07, 12:45 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Ships and planes measure their speed in knots. This is true for every country, even France.
And there's a reason for that: 1 nautical mile is equal to 1 arc-minute of latitude. For this reason alone I don't see that unit of measurement going away.
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