• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 months ago

    100 yards (90ish meters) X 53 yards (50ish m)

    Technically it’s 120 with the end zones but when people say “in football fields” they usually mean 100 yards, its just a culturally relevant shorthand for that tbh

    Size in football fields almost never means width as well, just length

    Though this looks like it might literally be about the size of 2 actual American Football fields so maybe it’s appropriate to use that measurement this time

    • Ekky@sopuli.xyz
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      10 months ago

      Oh, I never realized that “football fields” were a measurement of only length and not area.

      This does explain some confusion I’ve had in the past. Thank you for the explanation to my not-so-serious question.

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      10 months ago

      Totally get it’s supposed to be American football, but for fun and added confusion a Canadian football field is 10 yards longer and 12 yards wider at 110x65 or 150x65 if you include end zones.

      Obviously we should refer to the American size as US customary football fields and the Canadian as imperial football field just avoid ambiguity!!

    • Igloojoe@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      What about arena football?

      That’s what is fun about measuring in freedom units! It can be whatever you want! Fuck accuracy!