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From: Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk>
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Subject: Re: OT: Converting miles/km
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:37:42 +0200
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lar3ryca wrote:

>>>>     	  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.

Really? What a surprise.

I haven't said that they were. I showed conversion between two length
units. The intelligent reader would then immediately know that the same
conversion can be use by speeds.

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Bertel
Kolt, Denmark