Gregory's Server@drmaddkap Ah yes, the emperor penguin, a well known unit of measurement with which all people in North America will be intimately familiar.
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 @drmaddkap @dexiheart Have to be honest though, I kinda love unhelpful descriptions like this. They’re always funny!  @XanIndigo This is so unhelpful! I don't even know if it's 22 penguins each or the two of them together are the size of 22 penguins. @bright_helpings @drmaddkap @dexiheart And if it’s both, is there a gap between them? Are the penguins included in the gap? @XanIndigo @drmaddkap A relatedly unrelated personal pet peeve is the number of people who will suggest there are penguins in the arctic. @drmaddkap @PHolder Oh, part of America is in the Arctic, so this is still relevant!  ... compared to, say, a "yard" (three foot long), which is almost as long as a meter. And many people have used "yard sticks" of that length. A "yard" is just over 8.5 cm short of a meter. So about 24 yards wide, as a really rough number. "Nearly to the 25 yard line on a football field" would do it! |
@XanIndigo @drmaddkap lmfaoo right like i don't think most americans have even SEEN a penguin in person let alone have enough of a contextual idea of what that means to scale