Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: undatc on January 11, 2007, 12:49:10 AM
Title: More Trivia for ya...
Post by: undatc on January 11, 2007, 12:49:10 AM
So as I'm watching the history channel tonight I found a bit of interesting informatoin.
Who can tell me where the term, "knots" came from in refering to speed.
Title: Re: More Trivia for ya...
Post by: FlyboyGil on January 11, 2007, 12:51:07 AM
I think it was an ancient Naval term. They had a rope with knots in it (about a foot or so apart). On one end there was a bucket attached. When sailing, they would through the bucket in the water. The bucket would pull the rope along with it, and they would count the knots in the rope that went by. They deduced they're speed in knots.
Title: Re: More Trivia for ya...
Post by: happylanding on January 11, 2007, 06:59:49 PM
I think it was an ancient Naval term. They had a rope with knots in it (about a foot or so apart). On one end there was a bucket attached. When sailing, they would through the bucket in the water. The bucket would pull the rope along with it, and they would count the knots in the rope that went by. They deduced they're speed in knots.
the first time (and only one) i heard about the history of the term know, i exactly heard that.
