Whereas quite often you'll need to know how long it’s going to take to drive to ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		raldi on Jan 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is a minute divided into 60 seconds, an hour i... Whereas quite often you'll need to know how long it’s going to take to drive to a city 90 miles away, and it's quite convenient to use the "1 mile ~= 1 minute" approximation to estimate that it'll take 90 minutes.

phlo on Jan 15, 2014 [–]

And this is where metric really shines: at Autobahn speed (130 kph), 90 miles is only some 66 minutes -- 24 minutes saved over imperial. :)

jordan0day on Jan 15, 2014 | [–]

Finally, a convincing argument for the metric system! It will shorten our commutes!

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact