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How to measure things like a Canadian? (lemmy.zip)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Saw this recently on a WAN Show (19:12). How true is this? It sounds wild.

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[–] 85 points 3 years ago (3 children)

I find everyone uses time for long distances. I know it’s a 13 hour drive to Edmonton but damned if I know how many kilometres it is.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    I always convert using 100km/h. So a 13 hour drive is probably North of 1250km.

    That being said I only measure distance in time as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago*

    My car tracks my average speed for some reason, and I believe it's based on engine hours vs. distance. After 2½ years and ~70,000km it's stayed pretty consistent at about 60km/h.

    My driving is probably 90% highway by distance, or 60% by time.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yep, I can tell you Toronto is 17 hours away and the QC border is 7, but I have no clue how many KM those are.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You're from Cape Breton. Final answer

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Sorry, try again next week on Where Am I From? Right province, but I'm on the mainland.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Shit. Ok. I'll be back next week

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    This is what I came here to say. Even short distances.

    Basically, any time you're describing a trip to a destination, it's in time, based on the mode of travel. Hell, I even describe our family hikes in time it takes our littles to walk it, then estimate how long it would take an adult.

    My kids school is 3 minutes away or an 8 minute adult-pace bike ride. Fucked if I know how many km that is.

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