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Wouldn't the movie Alien³ actually be the same movie as Alien since Alien has a value of 1?

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Kichae@lemmy.ca
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You need to consider units! 1m ≠1m³

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Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOP
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So you’re saying Alien is a measure of length and Alien³ is a measure of volume?

Americans will do anything but use the metric system.

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CrabLord@lemmy.world
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Hey, if my Big Gulp doesn’t come in Xenomorph ounces I don’t want it.

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TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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Basically any unit can be squared, cubed or whatever, but the resulting unit doesn’t always make sense in the physical world.

For example, m/s^2 isn’t velocity. It’s acceleration. If you have a formula that gives you an answer in kg^3, you probably made a mistake somewhere.

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