Number of feet in a mile

1 · John Cook · July 16, 2019, 7:16 p.m.
Here are a couple amusing things I’ve run across recently regarding the number of feet in a mile. Both are frivolous, but also have a more serious side. Mnemonic First, you can use “five tomatoes” as a mnemonic for remembering that there are 5280 feet in a mile. “Five tomatoes” is a mnemonic for the […]...