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Saw this recently on a WAN Show (19:12). How true is this? It sounds wild.

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[–] ratz30@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget we also measure distance by travel time. I have to Google the KM distance from Ottawa to Toronto but I know it's around 4 hours and 20 minutes traffic allowing.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

yep, driving somewhere is almost always expressed as a unit of time. Only time I check distances is planning a trip with the trailer to get an idea of when to stop for gas, especially going up north.

Not to mention if we say miles, we almost always mean kilometres.