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Way to live in your little bubble there. I, for one, wasn’t sure if you meant American football or what the rest of the world calls it, and even then I have zer

by ok_dad 4y ago

Way to live in your little bubble there. I, for one, wasn’t sure if you meant American football or what the rest of the world calls it, and even then I have zero idea how big a field is. To me and probably millions or billions of other people, you might as well have told us it’s as long as an Atlantic right whale or something.

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autoexec 4y ago
> To me and probably millions or billions of other people, you might as well have told us it’s as long as an Atlantic right whale or something. I'm pretty sure it's the blue whale that comes closest to 100 yards Looked it up (Wikipedia) : "Adult North Atlantic right whales average 13–16 m (43–52 ft) in length" "the longest scientifically measured individual blue whale was 30 meters (98 ft) from rostrum tip to tail notch." You're going to need at least three blue whales to get close, I'd throw in a north atlantic right just to be safe.
mastersummoner 4y ago
American here, and I have effectively zero instinctive idea of how large a football field is.
whateveracct 4y ago
"Bubble" is a bit silly. It's completely normal in the entire United States to get how big a football field is. Say it in any context and people will not look at you funny. If you're from Europe, sure I get that you might not get it. Although a soccer field is about the same size. If you're American, maybe you're just sensitive about not like sports? A visceral discomfort around sports is pretty common amongst tech people (now that's a "bubble.")
- ok_dad 4y ago
  Nah I just don’t know anything about sports, but every sports bro in America thinks their hobby is universal because of their sports bubbles. People like me gravitate away from sports bubbles, sure, but only because that’s basically all sports bros talk about.
  - whateveracct 4y ago
    You don't have to be a sports bro to know the approximate size of a football field. Hell, you don't need to be a sports bro to understand something more specific - say, the difference between a block and charge in basketball. Because sport stuff is just a core part of general American culture. Like primetime TV (even if you don't watch it.)

by ok_dad 4y ago

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autoexec 4y ago

> To me and probably millions or billions of other people, you might as well have told us it’s as long as an Atlantic right whale or something. I'm pretty sure it's the blue whale that comes closest to 100 yards Looked it up (Wikipedia) : "Adult North Atlantic right whales average 13–16 m (43–52 ft) in length" "the longest scientifically measured individual blue whale was 30 meters (98 ft) from rostrum tip to tail notch." You're going to need at least three blue whales to get close, I'd throw in a north atlantic right just to be safe.

mastersummoner 4y ago

American here, and I have effectively zero instinctive idea of how large a football field is.

whateveracct 4y ago

"Bubble" is a bit silly. It's completely normal in the entire United States to get how big a football field is. Say it in any context and people will not look at you funny. If you're from Europe, sure I get that you might not get it. Although a soccer field is about the same size. If you're American, maybe you're just sensitive about not like sports? A visceral discomfort around sports is pretty common amongst tech people (now that's a "bubble.")

ok_dad 4y ago
Nah I just don’t know anything about sports, but every sports bro in America thinks their hobby is universal because of their sports bubbles. People like me gravitate away from sports bubbles, sure, but only because that’s basically all sports bros talk about.
- whateveracct 4y ago
  You don't have to be a sports bro to know the approximate size of a football field. Hell, you don't need to be a sports bro to understand something more specific - say, the difference between a block and charge in basketball. Because sport stuff is just a core part of general American culture. Like primetime TV (even if you don't watch it.)