----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David P Harris" <dpharris@telus.net>

> Robert B. wrote:
>
> >... For example:  if you're 1 mile off course, this is roughly
> >one minute.  To me this is easier than remembering that one mile is
0.0166
> >degrees.
> >
> Well, I guess you could say 16.6 millidegrees ;-)
>
> >Also, conveniently, 100 feet is almost 1 second, which makes
> >computations easier.
> >
> >So I disagree that it is stupid.  Perhaps you mean it is only suited to
> >specialized situations, but that is not the same!
> >
> >
> >
> You can always find useful comparisons in any system, and they always
> sound stupid if you convert them.

Yes, but these useful comparisons are already built into my topo maps! :-D

>
> David
>

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