A U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz went into effect Monday at 10 a.m. EST at the direction of President Donald Trump, but in a matter of hours, the blockade was breached without incident by at least four Iran-linked vessels, BBC reported Tuesday.On Monday, Trump said that he had instructe...
  • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    3 months ago

    I’m being accurate. “Knots” is “nautical miles per hour,” as you correctly described.

    • marcos@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      If we are being really pedantic. Knots is a measure of distance, and the fact that people have been using that wrong for several centuries does not turn a rope tied at one point into a time-changing object.

      • SaltSong@startrek.websiteEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Knots is a measure of distance, and the fact that people have been using that wrong for several centuries

        We’ve only been sailing for “several centuries.” How long was it a measure of distance before people started using it wrong?