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Re:Police concerned with Apple iOS 6 mapping system by jyap on Sunday December 09, 2012 @10:35PM (#4897352)
As a former Victorian now living in the US, I think it's apt to point out that 46 degrees Celsius is 114.8 degrees Fahrenheit and 70 kilometers is 43.495 miles.
Re:Police concerned with Apple iOS 6 mapping system by jerf on Sunday December 09, 2012 @11:14PM (#4897468)
Unless you really think the police were being precise to within a meter (Google says .001 mile =~ 1.6 meters), it's "about 115F" and "about 40 miles", respectively. (Got a bit unlucky on the miles, I'd also consider "about 45".)
Re:Police concerned with Apple iOS 6 mapping system by vacri on Sunday December 09, 2012 @11:19PM (#4897484)
You generally shouldn't increase the number of significant digits by more than one anyway, even if you are after a precise measurement.