Why MPH?
Eisboch wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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On Jul 17, 9:49 am, "Ulf B" wrote:
Hello all,
why are recreational boatspeed in the US measured in MPH when the rest
of
the world including the US proffesional mariners uses knots???
Most Americans can't even learn English, so to expect them to learn the
metric system is more than a stretch.
A "Knot" is metric?
Better check that.
Eisboch
Really? Gee. :)
Actually, I don't use either. I use...G.P.H.
That's the most meaningful measurement to me, along with engine R.P.M.
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