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0 pointssandworm1014y ago0 comments

"185 million ft^2" and "185 million square feet" are two radically different numbers. One is a square 35 thousand miles on each side. The other is a square 2.6 miles each side.

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bruce3434344y ago

You're thinking of a "(185 million feet) square"

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0 pointssandworm1014y ago0 comments

"185 million ft^2" and "185 million square feet" are two radically different numbers. One is a square 35 thousand miles on each side. The other is a square 2.6 miles each side.

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bruce3434344y ago

You're thinking of a "(185 million feet) square"

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