imnotsoho t1_iy2o7gr wrote
Reply to comment by TheLuteceSibling in Eli5: Why did ships and navies come up with their own system of units (nautical miles, knots, fathoms, etc)? Is it still used? by Dewi2020
That is also why we all pretty much use Arabic Numerals. Ever tried to do math with Roman Numerals?
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