▲ 333 ▼ CALM DOWN (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 1 month ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com [M] to c/Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago (3 children) A 9mm is 1/12192 of an imperial football field. (or so my very basic search told me for the sake of a joke, if someone wants to do the math, feel free to prove ddgAI wrong lol) permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] jon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 child) If you use the entire length of an American football field endzone to endzone that is accurate. However, most people would use the length excluding the endzones which is 100 yards. Which would make it 100 yards = 91440 mm 91440 mm / 9 mm = 1/10160 of a football field permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Excellent, thank you. When people use a football field as a unit of measurement, I wasn't sure if that included the end zones or not, but I figured they'd use the larger of the two, because America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago Classic mistake, you only use the larger "Endzone-to-Endzone" number in Texas. Everywhere else in the US you go with the standard 100 yards. permalink fedilink source parent load more comments (1 reply)
[–] jon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (1 child) If you use the entire length of an American football field endzone to endzone that is accurate. However, most people would use the length excluding the endzones which is 100 yards. Which would make it 100 yards = 91440 mm 91440 mm / 9 mm = 1/10160 of a football field permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Excellent, thank you. When people use a football field as a unit of measurement, I wasn't sure if that included the end zones or not, but I figured they'd use the larger of the two, because America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago Classic mistake, you only use the larger "Endzone-to-Endzone" number in Texas. Everywhere else in the US you go with the standard 100 yards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) Excellent, thank you. When people use a football field as a unit of measurement, I wasn't sure if that included the end zones or not, but I figured they'd use the larger of the two, because America permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago Classic mistake, you only use the larger "Endzone-to-Endzone" number in Texas. Everywhere else in the US you go with the standard 100 yards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago Classic mistake, you only use the larger "Endzone-to-Endzone" number in Texas. Everywhere else in the US you go with the standard 100 yards. permalink fedilink source parent
