Talk:Orders of magnitude (volume)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So wait a second... There is both an Orders of magnitude (volume) and also articles like 1 E12 m³ and 1 E6 m³? Shouldn't there be one or the other?

For instance, 1 E11 W redirects to Orders of magnitude (power). That makes more sense to me. Should we move all the information from the individual volumes to this one article? - Omegatron 13:38, Jun 9, 2004 (UTC)

No, I like it how it is -- when I say that Lake Gatun contains 5 billion cubic metres, for example, I can link to a page that explains what 5 billion cubic metres equates to. - Johantheghost 19:10, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

I agree with the proposed merge. I find it confusing to have articles for all those different orders of magnitude. I think all examples of volumes of different orders of magnitude should be listed in a single article. It makes it easier to go back and forth and compare volumes from the smallest to the largest. Besides, one list is easier to maintain and expand than many individual articles. --200.66.39.186 02:00, 27 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] square foot vs cubic foot

Question. I'm looking for a comparison between square foot and cubic foot out of curiosity. I'm a 60+ yr old gardener and I want to know the depth difference between square foot and cubic foot. I know a square foot is a flat 1' x 1'. I know a cubic foot is 1'x 1'x 1'. But if I'm asked to dig a square foot space, how deep do I dig? k_hettich@juno.com