Unit Conversion Debates
Commenters correct errors in unit conversions (e.g., liters vs. cubic meters, area vs. volume), debate metric vs. imperial systems, and suggest relatable analogies like football fields or cubes for large quantities.
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We'll use anything but metric lol. It's about 1,233 cubic meters of water.
Didn’t it say cubic meter, not square?
Oops, I was conflating cubic meter and liter; fixed, thanks.
Football fields are area though, not volume. Maybe washington-monument-football-fields for an easy and relatable unit?
I think you're right. Here's my math:https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=%28%281+square+mile+*+1...
i like how they have the surface area in hectares, kilometers and acres
Imagining a 10m cube gives a good idea of the amount.
I failed. It were indeed liters and not cubic meters. 950 cubic meters are not much.
The difference between 185 million ft^2 and whatever you pick doesn't matter. It may as well be in hectares or "multiples of some lake somewhere", it's a massive number.You have, and are probably using right now, a voice controlled computer that can convert anything to anything else, by just asking.Is it really worth typing this every time an American site uses American language? We all get it, Americans with their imperial units, ha ha.
You're thinking of a "(185 million feet) square"