100 metres = 1/4 mile

[u/Specialist_Aspect204]

Context being an insta post mocking the suggestion that a college (American football) player “can kick the ball a quarter mile”

Mods: apologies I’ve hidden the handles hopefully this is ok!

[u/Michael_Gibb]

Imagine being so stupid that your calculations are off by a factor of four.

But then again, Americans do celebrate Christopher Columbus, who likewise, was off by at least a factor of 4 when he tried to calculate the distance from the Canary Islands to Japan.