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It works because a nautical mile is based on a degree of latitude, and the Earth (e) is a circle.

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[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Fibonacci numbers are easier than ln(5) to calculate on the spot tho

[-] palordrolap@fedia.io 1 points 2 months ago

You're not wrong. The ln(5) trick is for when you have a scientific calculator but it doesn't have the conversion built in.

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