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minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·13 days agoEr… Non-US countries also use “dozen” and have football fields. The only thing here that’s an american measurement is “inches”, and she shouldn’t have much a problem understanding that since the thing being measured is right in front of her. This one is reaching.
minus-squareBaguette@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·13 days agoI don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen someone measure things in football fields except in the US Also, football field != (American) football field
minus-squareWarl0k3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·13 days agoA football field/pitch is an internationally relatable reference point - it’s used all the time to give a sense of scale. ex: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48827490 https://www.sciencefocus.com/tags/international-space-station
Er… Non-US countries also use “dozen” and have football fields. The only thing here that’s an american measurement is “inches”, and she shouldn’t have much a problem understanding that since the thing being measured is right in front of her.
This one is reaching.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen someone measure things in football fields except in the US
Also, football field != (American) football field
A football field/pitch is an internationally relatable reference point - it’s used all the time to give a sense of scale.
ex:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48827490
https://www.sciencefocus.com/tags/international-space-station