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12-26-2005, 01:37 PM
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Question...Nautical vs Statute
Ok, watching the History Channel and wanted to know if anyone knows the diffrence between Nautical miles vs Statute (regular) miles.
No, they are not the same. Why is one different then the other?
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12-26-2005, 01:40 PM
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nautical is longer...not sure by how much...ill edit in a few
"A unit of length used in sea and air navigation, based on the length of one minute of arc of a great circle, especially an international and U.S. unit equal to 1,852 meters (about 6,076 feet)"
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12-26-2005, 01:49 PM
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can someone tell me why there is a need for 2 different "miles" ?
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12-26-2005, 01:57 PM
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They are spelled differently too! 
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12-26-2005, 02:00 PM
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12. "Why is a nautical mile longer than a statute mile?"
Answer: A nautical mile is approximately 6076 feet vs. 5280 feet in a statute mile. A nautical mile actually represents one (1) minute of Latitude. Thus, one (1) degree of Latitude equals 60 nautical miles. For example: When you are at 40°10’ North Latitude, you are 2410 nautical miles north of the Equator.
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12-26-2005, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
can someone tell me why there is a need for 2 different "miles" ?
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Perhaps one is for the sea and one is for the land/air? I know sea people use nautical miles. pilots use statue miles for flight plans and such. That would be my guess. and i dunno why theres a need for two...
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12-26-2005, 09:48 PM
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because mapping in the open ocean is based on minutes and seconds of longitude and latitude. a mile that we drive becomes a little useless when you are using a globe as a map instead of maps.google.com 
if you are going to use a system to scale a map you should use the same system to track movement upon it as well.
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12-26-2005, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
because mapping in the open ocean is based on minutes and seconds of longitude and latitude. a mile that we drive becomes a little useless when you are using a globe as a map instead of maps.google.com
if you are going to use a system to scale a map you should use the same system to track movement upon it as well. |
we got mr. smarty pants here, huh?
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12-26-2005, 09:52 PM
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all you gotta do is watch history channel, learning channel, and discovery channel instead of cartoons once in a while 
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12-26-2005, 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
all you gotta do is watch history channel, learning channel, and discovery channel instead of cartoons once in a while |
i used to watch history channel alot, but i cant seem to find the other too... 
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12-26-2005, 10:01 PM
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i used to watch history channel alot, but i cant seem to find the other TWO... |
you prolly don't get them on your tv cause god hates you.
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12-26-2005, 10:07 PM
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Originally Posted by NJSPEEDER
you prolly don't get them on your tv cause god hates you. |
alright mr. grammar teacher
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12-26-2005, 10:20 PM
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you prolly don't get them on your tv cause god hates you. |
 I agree... I don't need to worry about god hating me tho since I have no soul and all
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12-26-2005, 10:25 PM
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I agree... I don't need to worry about god hating me tho since I have no soul and all |
stewie: "But youre a dog, you have no soul"...that was rough
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12-26-2005, 11:28 PM
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why does everyone say that god hates me?
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12-27-2005, 02:16 AM
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its all the same **** to me lol
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