schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoxkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximationxkcd.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkxkcd #3023: The Maritime Approximationxkcd.comschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
It works because a nautical mile is based on a degree of latitude, and the Earth (e) is a circle. https://explainxkcd.com/3023/
Thanks, I hate it