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« on: May 06, 2008, 08:58:10 PM » |
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Not sure if i have spelt notts right but here goes anyway .when a boat is going at a speed of say 20 notts what is that converted into MPH .
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2008, 09:07:58 PM » |
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1 x nautical knot = 1.152mph....so 20 knots = 23.04 mph.
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2008, 09:13:46 PM » |
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1 x nautical knot = 1.152mph....so 20 knots = 23.04 mph.
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« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2008, 08:43:11 AM » |
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or to take it one step further nautical mile (nmi): A unit of distance used in navigation and based on the length of one minute of arc taken along a great circle. Note 1: Because the Earth is not a perfect sphere, various values have been assigned to the nautical mile. The value 1852 meters (6076.1 ft.) has been adopted internationally. Note 2: The nautical mile is frequently confused with the geographical mile, which is equal to 1 min of arc on the Earth's equator (6087.15 ft.). |
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« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2008, 09:11:40 AM » |
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2008, 09:22:20 AM » |
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So how far is a space mile?
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« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2008, 10:06:39 AM » |
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approx 6087.15 light years ?  beam me up scotty |
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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2008, 01:45:53 PM » |
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Actually the unit of measurement normally used in astronomy is the parsec which is 3.262 light-years or 19,176,075,967,324.937 miles. I'll let someone else do the conversion to nautical miles ...
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« Reply #8 on: May 07, 2008, 01:50:18 PM » |
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joemc are you Stephen Hawking in disguise ?  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 07, 2008, 02:24:12 PM » |
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22090839514358327.424.....ish  |
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« Reply #10 on: May 07, 2008, 03:34:47 PM » |
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...ish...lol |
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« Reply #11 on: May 07, 2008, 06:24:25 PM » |
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22090839514358327.424.....ish carried my yak up corneilian and it was further than that  |
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« Reply #12 on: May 07, 2008, 10:20:49 PM » |
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I can quite well beleive that ray , ive seen you take boulby in less than 5 mins ..you goat you .... ...... |
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« Reply #13 on: May 07, 2008, 10:50:26 PM » |
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joemc are you Stephen Hawking in disguise ? err. that might be why I haven't doing so well on the fishing front lately - well spotted |
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