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xkcd #3065: Square Units (xkcd.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world

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The biggest I've seen in a published source in the wild is an 80-fold error in a reported distance, which I think came from a series of at least three unit conversions and area/length misinterpretations.

https://explainxkcd.com/3065/

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Honestly a special name for area units wouldn't be awful

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[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Same goes for volume. People use cubic meters, but I would prefer to use liters instead.

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