It's possible to measure distances with time - for instance "How far away is the cafe?" "About 5 minutes." But you can't measure time with distances - for instance "How long is this film?" "About 3 miles." amirite?

+440 It's possible to measure distances with time - for instance "How far away is the cafe?" "About 5 minutes." But you can't measure time with distances - for instance "How long is this film?" "About 3 miles." amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

time is also how gps works, and it was a vital part of navigating a ship a few centuries ago.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It takes five minutes to get to the cafe. A movie isn't 3 miles... :l

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Well in the 80s ( I don't know if they still do it the same way) you could measure the film thing I don't know how it is called

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think you're trying to say that they could measure how long the film reel was.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

yes exactly

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Film reel.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

no, you don't really measure distances with time, you measure distances with how long it's going to take to CROSS IT. how far away/how long will i have to move? "5 minutes of walking" how long is the film/how long will i have to wait?"2 hours of waiting"

by Anonymous 13 years ago

you can still measure the film in IMAX

by Anonymous 13 years ago