a knot is a nautical mile per hour.
a nautical mile is the distance on the earths surface of 1 minute of one degree [ie 360 degrees x 60 minutes = 21,600 miles around the equator]
we are stuck with 360 degrees in a circle, so are probably stuck with the nautical mile and knot
Last edited by TEAMVMG; 07/01/12 05:27 PM.
