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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago (6 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Commander Keen wins it again!

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 22 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can I get the length in oranges?

[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It used to be 5,000 feet but then the English decided to shorten the foot but keep the mile the same length in the Elizabethan era

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, if somewhat indirectly, as in that wasn’t the goal.

Historically, the Romans invented the mile and it measured 1,000 soldier’s paces (if you speak a Latin-based language you will likely recognize “mile” as meaning 1,000). A soldier’s pace was supposed to cover 5 feet. Thus, one mile historically equaled 5,000 feet. Lots of countries influenced by the Roman Empire used to use some variant on that idea and they tended to stay fairly close in length, but there weren’t really any agreed-upon international standards.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

if you speak a Latin-based language you will likely recognize “mile” as meaning 1,000

Ohhh, that makes so much sense. In Spanish, "one mile" = "una milla" from "millar" = a thousand units

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think you mean 1609.344 m

[–] Codpiece@feddit.uk 6 points 1 week ago

It’s the distance one freedom eagle can fly before being returned to captivity.

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

3 miles is near 5k....idk what the conversation is.