tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post2218929890750510451..comments2023-09-25T08:48:48.104-07:00Comments on John Vigor's Blog: Just call it 2,000 yardsJohn Vigorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215080385571534292noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-66787758218942625972012-11-19T08:42:55.261-08:002012-11-19T08:42:55.261-08:00Funny how the speed of light in a vacuum ended up ...Funny how the speed of light in a vacuum ended up such that distance it travels during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second is exactly one metre.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-40380985514194300432012-11-19T08:05:24.938-08:002012-11-19T08:05:24.938-08:00Funny how the Earth ended up measuring 40,007.86 o...Funny how the Earth ended up measuring 40,007.86 of the "contrived" kilometers in circumference (when measured around the poles).Aaron Headlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08936150018996105040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-11177012539570316582012-11-19T05:08:35.946-08:002012-11-19T05:08:35.946-08:00I have never played (or watched much) American foo...I have never played (or watched much) American football. But I have, at times, run on a track. So I find it very easy to visualize the 100 meter straight on a running track - which is of course one tenth of a kilometer.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-48602749908789330222012-11-19T02:38:55.173-08:002012-11-19T02:38:55.173-08:00While not as useful to the average sailor, a knot ...While not as useful to the average sailor, a knot per hour is a measurement of acceleration. A better unit would be a knot per second, but who's counting, right?Travis C.http://www.theyoungliveaboard.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-44935363064335849942012-11-18T23:35:33.507-08:002012-11-18T23:35:33.507-08:00Don't get me started on 1 litre per 100 kilome...Don't get me started on 1 litre per 100 kilometres, instead of good old M.P.G. ! John, be glad you are many miles (not Klicks), from the faceless law makers foe the E.U. Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409136716045415276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-266108914902271629.post-28568059259562956432012-11-18T21:28:25.405-08:002012-11-18T21:28:25.405-08:00Actually, one tenth of a kilometer is just about e...Actually, one tenth of a kilometer is just about equal to *one* football field -- at least if you are playing in Canada, or if you are playing football outside North America (ie soccer). Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167853931127184984noreply@blogger.com