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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014
Estimating House Length: Unreasonable or Reasonable?
Today we did a lab on measurements and we had a discussion about our findings and what not. We also discussed unreasonable and reasonable estimates today and were asked to estimate the length of the front of our own homes.
I estimate that the front of my house may be approximately 4 meters wide but closer to 5 meters. 4 meters in centimeters is 400 cm and 5 m in centimeters is 500 centimeters. Also, just for reference and what not, 4 meters is 13 feet and so 5 meters is about 16 feet. So the front of my own house might be in the 10-20 ft range. Now, I could go outside and measure the length of the front of my house but I will not do so unless instructed to because if I know the exact length it is hard for me not to think about that specific length and so my estimate does not become super sincere.
I think my estimate is reasonable, at least for a house like mine. It is not huge or anything, and it is not even as big as other normal homes. Maybe it is unreasonable because the front seems about as big as the width of a standard room, but my own living room's width is just about the exact same width as the front of my house so it is not surprising to me. The length of my house might be three times the measure of the front of my house, but the length of my house is not the front of my house so I do not think it matters that much here.
With that being said, most normal houses do not have huge lengths. Even in other units, if a house is 1,200 cm wide then it is not really as big as you might think it is. Mansions might have bigger widths, but even mansions do not exceed the reasonable measurement estimates of a dwelling. Any ways, small home or not, I feel pretty good with my estimate but I might be really off since I am not too knowledgeable on the subject of measurements, conversions, and measurements of objects. I use my common sense like everyone else, but I still am not as good as everyone else is with it. Hopefully that changes as I have a physics class, but also because it is a good skill to have and what not. Enough with my tangent though, good evening everyone!
Buonasera and buenas tardes~. :D!
I like that you put it into feet (something your normally use) to decide if it is reasonable.
ReplyDeleteYeah, good point. I am not good with measurements, but I would probably mostly use what I am used to determine if something is reasonable. :) Glad you liked it though :-DDD.
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