• RNAi [he/him]@hexbear.netOP
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    22 days ago

    I never heard “x meters squared”, 100 “meters squared” (10,000 m²) is a hectare, or 1% of a km² if you will

    • Adkml [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      22 days ago

      This is another example of the failures of the imperial system of measurements.

      We get acres which aren’t even a square unit in its purist form.

      It’s like 6.5’ x 66.5’ or 1 rod by 1 chain (10 rods)