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minus-squarekometes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoUgh. Where did 660 feet come from? Where did 66 feet come from? A line of potatoes (linear) to measure an acre (area)? A strip of land 43,560 x 1 ft is an acre requiring 87k+ potatoes. Also, 18 homes wont fit on an acre. This graphic is fucking awful.
minus-squarecriitz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoAn acre is not just a unit of area measurement but has a traditional shape or aspect ratio per acre, based on the land plots it was used for. 1 acre is traditionally 60 ft x 660 ft, also known as 1 chain by 1 furlong. It’s similar to if you said you could lay X potatoes across a football field. Yes a football field is an area but it also has a defined length.
Ugh. Where did 660 feet come from? Where did 66 feet come from? A line of potatoes (linear) to measure an acre (area)? A strip of land 43,560 x 1 ft is an acre requiring 87k+ potatoes.
Also, 18 homes wont fit on an acre.
This graphic is fucking awful.
An acre is not just a unit of area measurement but has a traditional shape or aspect ratio per acre, based on the land plots it was used for.
1 acre is traditionally 60 ft x 660 ft, also known as 1 chain by 1 furlong.
It’s similar to if you said you could lay X potatoes across a football field. Yes a football field is an area but it also has a defined length.