BlowjobPete t1_iy1wcj6 wrote
Reply to comment by yacht_boy in Eli5: Why did ships and navies come up with their own system of units (nautical miles, knots, fathoms, etc)? Is it still used? by Dewi2020
Yeah but you're doing that unencumbered, with modern shoes and on paved roads.
Persist_and_Resist t1_iy1wsj3 wrote
In all fairness, this does assume decent footwear and a Roman paved road, with worse conditions being expected to slow units down.
But a lot of encumbrance plus having to do it for a long time makes it a lot more impressive. At the time, it was quite the feat mostly because the Romans had the infrastructure make it happen.
yacht_boy t1_iy238al wrote
When I go hiking I am encumbered and definitely not on paved roads. Guilty of modern shoes. Still way over 1 mph on all but the steepest trails.
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