On Saturday 02 June 2012 13:55:28 Paul Rittman wrote: > I like to keep a list of real-life examples of units, so when I come across > metric dimensions, I can recall (or state for others) a suitable comparison > point. I have some decent ones for area (at least for someone who lives in > southern California, United States), but am not comfortable with the > examples for volume and weight. > > Do others here on this list have some good real-life examples?
My apartment building is about (under, including just living space; maybe over, including the roof) a megaliter. I estimate a two-story house would be a megaliter. Both Colombia and Egypt are about a square megameter. The Lower 48 are about 8 Mm². Pierre -- I believe in Yellow when I'm in Sweden and in Black when I'm in Wales.
