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On 31/08/2007, Stefan Goodchild <stefan.goodchild at realworld.co.uk> wrote:
> Did anyone else read that article recently (not sure in what
> publication) about how the British media are obsessed with comparing
> size instead of saying how big the thing is using feet / metres?
>
> Case in point...  Is it a "Soccer" football field or have they gone
> for the "American" football field because the cobweb is in the US?
>
> And how many double-decker Routemasters could it wrap up?

But that's a more meaningful way to communicate the size of something:
http://www.37signals.com/svn/archives2/on_a_grand_scale_information_design_and_science.php

Tim