• Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    There’s also a difference between imperial miles and nautical miles, though I’m not sure if British long distance ships use nautical miles or not.

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      9 days ago

      And there’s a difference between UK gallons and US gallons. I see this come up in car circles now and then. People from the UK hear about the fuel mileage of US cars and think they’re terrible (even the same make/model)…and it’s like, well, first, you’re using the wrong gallon…