• Sludgeyy@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      1000 centimeters sounds ridiculous

      Guess I could have said 1 decameter

      1 decimeter is a 1/3 of a foot. Assumed a flamethrower shoots >30ft. 30×3=90. ~100 decimeters.

      You could change it to 10 meters easily if you prefer it that way. A third of a foot or 9/10 of a yard. I find it easier to compare it to a third of a foot.

      Like I’m 6ft tall. I’m 18 decimeters, or 1.8 meters. Otherwise, I would have said 2 yards or 2 meters.

      • Revan343@lemmy.ca
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        3 days ago

        Ten meters would have been the obvious, decimeters aren’t really used in my experience; either it’s precise enough I’m measuring in mm, large enough I’m measuring in metres, or so imprecise that I’m eyeballing in inches and feet