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[The Merchant Of Menace]

1 metre squared is a measurement of length. It's 1m. 1 square metre is a measurement of area. It's 1m^2. Entirely different.

Pretty sure the two meen the same thing

[Max White]

1 metre squared is a measurement of length. It's 1m. 1 square metre is a measurement of area. It's 1m^2. Entirely different.

Worlds biggest data base says your wrong, but let's ignore it for the world smartest data base, yep, still area. Sorry, but you are mistaken.

[Simmura McCrea]

1 metre squared is a measurement of length. It's 1m. 1 square metre is a measurement of area. It's 1m^2. Entirely different.

Pretty sure the two mean the same thing

I've had numerous lectures from maths teachers and physics teachers both saying "They're different". Let me put it into algebra.

1 metre squared = (1m)^2
1 square metre = 1(m^2)

[Darvi]

Screw math and physics teachers, im smarter than both

Also, your point being? It's still true either way

[Max White]

Well yea, but for us mere mortals who are still confined to the laws of physics, we are bound to needlessly bicker about the type of a unit.

EDIT: Although no, it is not true either way. It only looks that way, but one is length and the other is area, when in truth they are both area. It shows up more when you use units other then 1.

[Simmura McCrea]

My point being that's I'm a pedant.

[Rose]

one square meter: a unit of area.

one meter squared: a square area that's 1 meter to a side.

[Angel Of Death]

My point being that's I'm a pedant.

You're jewelery!?

COOL!

[Simmura McCrea]

You're thinking of a pendant.

[Max White]

My point being that's I'm a pedant.

No your not, they enjoy showing off what they know, not what they don't know!
Ooh snap!


Sorry, I didn't mean it, just thought it was a good call at the time and couldn't let it go. But really, I think you are thinking of 'one squared meters', as opposed to 'one square meter'. Those two are totally different.

[Angel Of Death]

You're thinking of a pendant.

That's what I misread it as.

Misreading something today made me happy.

[ein]

My point being that's I'm a pedant.

You're thinking of a pendant.

Case in point.

[The Merchant Of Menace]

All I know, is the roast beef in this sandwich tessellates perfectly with the bread and it makes me smile

Also pointing out such a glaring error isn't pedantic

[Blargityblarg]

However, fifty square metres, or indeed any number other than one, is not that same number of metres squared.

My point being that's I'm a pedant.

You're jewelery!?

COOL!

That's a pendant.

Fakeedit: Always, always with the ninjas!

But yeah, there is a difference, but only with numbers other than 1; for example, 2 metres squared is four square metres.


WHAT THE SHIT 11 NINJAS

[Max White]

WHAT THE SHIT 11 NINJAS

What do you type one char a minute? Did you just make a regular expression to test your post for errors, and that took time? How can you get 11 ninjas?