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schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months ago

xkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximation

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xkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximation

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The Maritime Approximation
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It works because a nautical mile is based on a degree of latitude, and the Earth (e) is a circle.

https://explainxkcd.com/3023/

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