Dewi2020 OP t1_iy1tlio wrote on November 28, 2022 at 2:30 AM 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 IIRC, most of the "Imperial" units (I'm from a metric country lol) were based on ancient Roman units. Back then, a mile was the distance traveled by a soldier in one hour. Man those guys were fit. Permalink Parent 1
Eli5: Why did ships and navies come up with their own system of units (nautical miles, knots, fathoms, etc)? Is it still used? Submitted by Dewi2020 t3_z6jsxj on November 28, 2022 at 2:06 AM in explainlikeimfive 15 comments 2
Dewi2020 OP t1_iy1tlio 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
IIRC, most of the "Imperial" units (I'm from a metric country lol) were based on ancient Roman units. Back then, a mile was the distance traveled by a soldier in one hour. Man those guys were fit.