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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_pence_(British_decimal_coin) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_pence_(British_decimal_coi... About 2mm thick, 26mm diameter,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_pence_(British_decimal_coin) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_pence_(British_decimal_coi... About 2mm thick, 26mm diameter, masses about 7g.

filoeleven 4y ago
So about 0.00237 football fields, then.
- sunstone 4y ago
  If it's a tiny tiny football field.
  - phtrivier 4y ago
    "American" or "Association" football ? (Ironically, FA-aka-soccer fields do not have a standard size, only standard boundaries, so they would not be a valid unit of length anyway...)
    - filoeleven 4y ago
      I used an American football field, and only the length, and my math could be off. When I read “X football fields long” I assume American football, and when I read “X football pitches long” I assume Association football. Or at least I would have, if I had ever encountered it. “Football field” as a standard is, I believe, based on American football. Which is odd, because American football is non-migratory.
      - phtrivier 4y ago
        Non-migratory USA-only standards seem, well... Standard?
tekinosman 4y ago
I don't think he wanted to know the specifics of a two-pence coin, but was rather lamenting the overuse of rough and localized units in lieu of logical and standardized ones.