Thread: Knots vs MPH
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Old 02-08-2016, 01:50 PM   #6
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Knots implies "nautical miles per hour". So you could just as easily use knots for that reason.
Good point. I never really put those together

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MPH is something we use in our cars all of our lives. It is familiar. Which is probably why boaters are likely drawn to it.
TBH... Maybe that has more to do with it than anything.
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