On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:54:45 -0400, HK wrote:


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.

The paradigm in the Land of Hope and Change - knots are a metric
measurement.

Is that anything like the 57 states?

Come on man, help me out - I'm trying to get onboard with this whole
Hope and Change thing.