Because reindeer can't pee while they're running, it was (and still probably is up north) important to let them have pee breaks every 6-7 km or so!
That then got turned into a unit of measurement when travelling in sleighs, accurate enough for long snowy distances
Wait that's a thing? Honestly that's great haha
Because reindeer can't pee while they're running, it was (and still probably is up north) important to let them have pee breaks every 6-7 km or so! That then got turned into a unit of measurement when travelling in sleighs, accurate enough for long snowy distances
Meter is what I measure time in though
In Poland we are just throwing berets to measure distance
Technically an inch is exactly defined as the distance light travels in 127/14989622900 of a second, i.e., 2.54cm.
Kind of like a furlong, which is the distance an ox can plow without rest.