To: reg45
not to be pedantic but:
1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour (speed)
1 knot per hour = 1 nautical mile per hour per hour (acceleration)
BTW 1 Nautical mile is 6000 ft vs statute mile (5280 ft)
28 posted on
05/30/2015 9:53:30 AM PDT by
class8601_nuke
(don't just be critical, be prompt critical.)
To: class8601_nuke
I forgot to add that knot per hour makes no meaningful sense and no one uses it
30 posted on
05/30/2015 9:56:21 AM PDT by
class8601_nuke
(don't just be critical, be prompt critical.)
To: class8601_nuke
Acceleration, absolutely. A knot per hour is a unit of acceleration. I still remember my freshman physics course. One nautical mile ís 1852 metres (~ 2076 feet).
44 posted on
05/30/2015 6:13:50 PM PDT by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
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