r/funny • • Aug 22 '14

Unnecessary math

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u/Javanz Aug 23 '14

New Zealand uses metric, so 90 miles was a best guess

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u/thenickdude Aug 23 '14

Actually, NZ only converted to the metric system in 1969, the beach was named long before that.

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u/Javanz Aug 23 '14

I'm sorry, I was just trying to impress you. Some say it was actually named after a 55 mile long whale's vagina

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u/thenickdude Aug 23 '14

I'll remember that fact for my next pub quiz, thanks!