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Subject: Re: OT: Converting miles/km
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:03:09 -0600
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On 2024-09-22 23:50, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
> lar3ryca wrote:
> 
>>> I haven't neede it, but just for fun I have calculated the Danish speed
>>> limits in miles. If you want round firgures, it's:
>>>
>>>     	  50 km = 30 mi
>>>     	  80 km = 50 mi
>>>     	110 km = 70 mi (2 km too much)
>>>     	130 km = 80 mi
>>
>> 'mi' should be 'MPH'.
> 
> No. km ~ mi

Definitely not. A kilometre is not a speed, and a mile is not a speed.

There's a newsreader on a local radio station that insists on reporting 
wind speeds as 'nn kilometres'.
It's a wonder I have any teeth left, after grinding them most mornings.

-- 
Soy milk is just regular milk, introducing itself in Spanish.