3 ms·
It is so tiring to see these kind of 'measure' systems over and over again. Is that because the general public is unable to understand rational measures? Should
by ainiriand 3y ago
It is so tiring to see these kind of 'measure' systems over and over again. Is that because the general public is unable to understand rational measures? Shouldn't be better to start using them so maybe the readers get the urge to understand them?
I am not sure about this but I think something can be done, moreso from the people writing these articles. Maybe they can put a link to some website that explains rational measures.
- superhuzza 3y agoThe actual measurements aren't important to the story being told, at all. The story isn't about the ISS and how big it is, it's just a detail to add colour to the article. Writing a "six bedroom house" gets the idea across more easily than 388 cubic metres of habitable volume. I have no idea how big 388 cubic metres is but I have a rough idea of what sizes houses are. Communication is all about tailoring your message to your audience. On the NASA page linked to in the article, they use the house analogy in addition to the cubic metres - because they understand that rough approximations can sometimes be more useful information than hard figures.
- galangalalgol 3y agoI've been in one bedroom houses with 370m^2 floor space, and 4 bedroom houses with 175m^2. Those are outliers but I still have no mental idea of how big a six bedroom house is, at all. And the fact this is a usable volume makes the whole comparison useless.
- InCityDreams 3y agoZillo new ads: "Half the size of the iss, open day Thursday"
- koolba 3y ago“Very secluded neighborhood”