alt Hacker News> 5k is not a distance. 5km, 5 thousand feet or yards are.
I answered that question already, try reading my earlier comment. And if you think it's weird, take it up with people from last century when they started using that abbreviation.
> 5k is not a distance. 5km, 5 thousand feet or yards are.
I answered that question already, try reading my earlier comment. And if you think it's weird, take it up with people from last century when they started using that abbreviation.
For an international audience it's ambiguous. 5 k of what could one reasonably wonder.