Comment on Measurements
mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
The only place where feet makes sense as a unit is in aviation. And I think that’s it.
Comment on Measurements
mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 6 months ago
The only place where feet makes sense as a unit is in aviation. And I think that’s it.
StitchIsABitch@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Why? What’s so special about aviation that it benefits from imperial units?
snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
The only thing I can think of is nautical miles and knots because they’re based on arc minutes. But otherwise I have no idea
mariusafa@lemmy.sdf.org 5 months ago
Because you have smaller steps. When flying very low for example helicopters it makes mor sense to have smaller steps.