Sheesh, a rightie trying to argue that a square meter is about 3 square feet.
Last edited Tue Sep 25, 2012, 02:30 PM - Edit history (1)
This is a comments on an article about San Francisco allowing the building of 220 square foot apartments
http://news.yahoo.com/san-francisco-could-allow-among-tiniest-apartments-us-201354779.html
ON EDIT: I'm removing this sentence: It would be nice if someone else commented at the above link -- search BlueEarth in the comments section -- so that its not 1-to-1
The article makes these statements:
Schematics for 300-square-foot (27.8-square-meter) units planned for ...
And now the comments:
[font color=blue]Blue Eagle: Must be a Librat writing this article as the lies flow. Either that or this person is in dire need of math lessons. First a meter is approximately 3 feet. Meaning that 220² ft is approximately 73² meters and not 20 1/2² meters. Perhaps they meant cubic feet but in most cases one doesnt count air space when measuring an apartment. I dont know where this person went to school but I would say that he didnt retain much. A standard prison cell is 8x2 which is 16² ft and hardly half of 220² ft even Alcatraz at 9x5 was 45² ft not close to half of 220² ft. 300² ft is 100² meters. 100² ft is 33.3² meters. It isnt difficult math but at the very least one should know the rules and use a calculator if they cant do the 3 times table in their heads. In Europe I have an apartment which is 72² meters that is 216² ft. Its a two bedroom and has a large dining room living room, kitchen, bath and toilet. For two it is a perfect size because it easier to clean. We have a 6² meter balcony with a great view. So you see how misinformation and outright lying can cause a nincompoop to be elected president.[/font]
John O: Well, I'm an engineer. 1 meter = 3.2808 feet. 1 square meter is 3.2808² = 10.764 square feet (just to be clear: 3.2808 X 3.2808 = 10.764). So 220 sq. feet is 220/10.764 = 20.44 square meters, close to 20 1/2 square meters. And nobody educated uses the notation 20 1/2² meters for 20 1/2 square meters. Before you start calling people names "Librats", you ought to at least check with someone who has at least a 5th grade education, or do they teach this stuff in 3rd grade? I forget. I know you righties hate science, but that is no excuse.
[font color = blue]No way engineer. You take the already defined 220² ft and divide 3 to get the meters. You dweeb. Hope I never have to get involved in your structural disasters. Because according to you my little apartment which I can barely walk around is almost 775² ft. God what engineering school did you go to and did you graduate??[/font]
@BlueEagle, sheesh. Look it up, ask your kid, do something! Lets do yards since that's simpler - 1 yard = 3 feet. Right? How many square feet in a square yard? Answer 3 X 3 = 9. That's because a square yard is a square where each side is a yard long (3 feet on each side). A square foot is a square where each side is a foot long. How many of those square feet squares can you fit in a square yard square? Answer 9. Here's a picture of it. Yahoo compresses multiple consecutive blanks into one, so its distorted, but maybe you get the picture.
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Liberal = Obama, so the idea of creating such small apartments is an Obama idea. Which is to say, this rightie is not only failing math but logic (Some cats are black, Obama is black, therefore Obama is a cat...)
Just to add, there really must be some sort of compensation psychosis going on with right-wingers. They always associate anything big with themselves and consider it their right to make things bigger; small things are "liberal" and any attempt to make something smaller is considered a liberal attack on their freedom. From Big Gulps to Mansions to Trucks, it must be big. And if the EPA suggests smaller cars that get better gas mileage or the First Lady suggests that overweight kids should eat less and get slimmer, it's a liberal attack on their freedom.
So, once again, guilt by association. Any suggestion that things be made smaller--especially in a bastion of liberalism like San Francisco--is a liberal conspiracy. And clearly, said liberals are lairs even about how small it's going to be--they want it even smaller those darn sneaky liberals! So says right-wing math. 
No arguing with such self-delusion. The best revenge is making sure Obama wins (and hopefully the Senate & House go Dem), and this poor guy has to suffer four long years (at least!) of unbridled liberalism making his life unbearably better 
Sid
that it beggars the imagination. Even math-challenged me knows that a square meter is a little more than nine square feet.
I would guess that when he reads "1 yard = 3 feet" what he's truly reading is "1 yard = 3 sq.ft." and not linear feet. Then you can do the simple multiplication tables from there.
I may have to tackle this tonight. As a drafter in the field of mapping, I know a thing or three about area 
You know what I mean, Vern?
