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Well it is because the English invent it first and it is used to measured extreme length. Later when they invent Kilometre they realized they wanna measure shorter distance instead of always measure by .96 so they made it smaller.

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How many miles is 7.5k?

Miles is the imperial unit of measuring distances. Kilometers or meters is the metric unit. 1 mile is 1.6093 km. So to convert km to miles, we divide by 1.6093. The corresponding distance in miles is 4.35


How far is 30 clicks?

In military terms, a "klick" means a distance of 1000 meters (one kilometer, or .62 miles). So, if a Soldier radios, "We're 10 klicks south of your position," that means they are 10 kilometers away, or 6.2 miles away.


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The breathable atmosphere only extends to about 7 or 8 kilometers (22,000 to 26,000 feet), and by the top of the stratosphere (50 km) is a near vacuum. The edge of space is commonly defined as 100 km (62 miles or 328,000 feet). The lowest stable satellite orbits are at 160 km (100 miles) above the Earth, but there are still occasional air molecules out as far as 600 km (373 miles).


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According to Wikipedia, a parsec is 30 trillion kilometers. So, a megaparsec is 30 million trillion kilometers. And, since there are about .62 miles in a kilometer, a megaparsec is about 19 million trillion (or quintillion) miles. More precisely, 1 parsec = 3.08568025 x 10^16 meters. So, 1 megaparsec = 10^6 * 3.08568025 x 10^16 meters or 3.08568025 x 10^22 meters. Converting to kilometers, a megaparsec is 3.08568025 x 10^19 kilometers. Converting to miles, a megaparsec is .621371192 * 3.08568025 x 10^19 miles or 1.91735282 x 10^19 miles. This is equivalent to 19.1735282 x 10^18 miles. Since 10^18 is a million trillion (or quintillion), 1 megaparsec = 19.1735282 million trillion miles.