http://www.saywhydoi.com/mile-history-origin-and-etymology-why-do-we-have-miles/ where the curious come to play! Wed, 20 Apr 2022 23:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.saywhydoi.com/mile-history-origin-and-etymology-why-do-we-have-miles/#comment-88709 Justin Wed, 21 Aug 2019 10:36:06 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1712#comment-88709 Thanks for the interesting historical explanation! I wanted to add a bit of clarification of a pace and how it is counted: a pace is counted each time the same foot touches the ground; so if one begins stepping out with the left foot, one counts a pace each time the left foot strikes the ground. That means a pace is two steps. I did the math based on my own military pace count that I use for dismounted navigation. Based on 64 paces per 100 meters, my pace works out to 61.5 inches, just 1-1/2 inches over the standard Roman marching pace of 5 feet. Doing the math made it more relatable. Thanks for the interesting historical explanation! I wanted to add a bit of clarification of a pace and how it is counted: a pace is counted each time the same foot touches the ground; so if one begins stepping out with the left foot, one counts a pace each time the left foot strikes the ground. That means a pace is two steps. I did the math based on my own military pace count that I use for dismounted navigation. Based on 64 paces per 100 meters, my pace works out to 61.5 inches, just 1-1/2 inches over the standard Roman marching pace of 5 feet. Doing the math made it more relatable.

]]> http://www.saywhydoi.com/mile-history-origin-and-etymology-why-do-we-have-miles/#comment-4742 kev Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:17:33 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1712#comment-4742 Wow, I didn't know that, thanks for sharing :) Wow, I didn’t know that, thanks for sharing

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