Miles vs Kilometers Debate

Comments focus on correcting, debating, and converting distances reported in articles or titles, highlighting confusion between miles and kilometers or other unit errors.

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Sample Comments

therealdrag0 Dec 26, 2022 View on HN

Thousands of miles? Check a map.

undersuit Jun 28, 2016 View on HN

They said thousands of miles, not hundreds of kilometers.

wayn3 Jun 5, 2017 View on HN

about 1/3rd of a mile? weird units are weird :P

slothtrop Apr 18, 2023 View on HN

That sounds like quite a distance.

junto Nov 1, 2016 View on HN

For me it's about 1000 kilometres.

Daneel_ Aug 11, 2024 View on HN

“Several hundred miles” perhaps?

StavrosK Dec 21, 2020 View on HN

That's almost a mile, isn't it.

bpodgursky Feb 12, 2023 View on HN

11km is a lot closer than 350km. closer, and a lot less air in the way.

p51-remorse Aug 11, 2024 View on HN

“1,000km (about 600-700 miles)” would feel better.

nommm-nommm Feb 26, 2016 View on HN

The claim is actually 100 miles (161km).