Possibly not.

But “We know what he meant” when someone demonstrates that they don’t know what they are talking about has proven to be dangerous.

I wouldn’t hire a mechanic who thought cats traveled at miles per MPH. Why should I listen to someone talk about boats who thinks “knots per hour” is a speed?

Knots is a measure of distance, and the fact that people have been using that wrong for several centuries

We’ve only been sailing for “several centuries.” How long was it a measure of distance before people started using it wrong?

I was under the impression that navy ships could go much faster, but didn’t because of wear and fuel consumption. I recall hearing about 60 knots, but I wouldn’t place even a small bet on it.

Same for cargo ships, to a lesser extent. If an empty one felt a need to move, I’m sure they could get a little speed to them. But they aren’t built for it, and “saving money on fuel” is their prime directive.

Although, as someone noted elsewhere, there don’t seem to be any actual measurements of speed. They turned around, and cranked the throttle, but we don’t know how far they were going in either phase.

I know what I’m about.

I find that reasonably unlikely, unless it is a naval ship. I don’t think cargo ships go that fast unless empty, and highly motivated. Possibly not even then.

Do we have a reliable source for this data?

I’m being accurate. “Knots” is “nautical miles per hour,” as you correctly described.

The fact that you are measuring speed in knots per hour invalidates your point.

Please use a correct measurement, and try again.

You keep saying “I understand” and then displaying that you don’t understand.

I mean, I can explain why Grand Moff Tarken blew up Alderaan. I understand why he chose to do that. There is no slippery slope from there to “it’s ok to blow up planets.”

It is crucial that you understand the motivations of your enemy, and understand why he makes the decisions he does. You aren’t going to defeat him by guesswork.

There is a difference between “justify” and “explain.” He’s not saying what happened is OK, he’s explaining why some people were motivated to ruin what most purple thought of as a good thing.

If I could get a slide-out keyboard, like I had on my sidekick, or even a T9, I’d ditch autocorrect in a heartbeat.

No, just autocorrect deciding it knows better than me.

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the worst is these: Vader was right again.

Will no-one rid us of this turbulent dipshit?

The sooner the better.

Like I said, I’m not exactly the most informed. I can just about handle supply and demand.

I would argue that women ruined the economy by way of suddenly doubling the available workforce. That sort of thing has got to cause issues.

On the other hand, my education on the subject consists of one class that I’m pretty sure I failed.

Further, the alternative is for women to be unable to make their own way, and that is not acceptable.

Oh they will. The liberals must pay for what Trump did.

Isn’t the after sex cigarette kind of a trope?

Which he will ignore as soon as he finds it inconvenient.

Why do people continue to think you can make a deal with someone who never upholds their end of a deal?

Tampons weigh nothing

When you’re dealing with the tyranny of rocketry, every gram matters.

That said, I agree with your point. The mass and volume was well within acceptable mission parameters.