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xkcd #3038: Uncanceled Units
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My car needs 0.07 square millimeters of fuel on the highway.
Isn't that crazy efficient? I seem to remember about 0.3mm²?
Way back of you asked Google "38 mpg in mm^-2" it would tell you.
I love that it's the size of the thread of fuel you would consume as you drive down the road.
Edit: oh no, that's about right. It's a diameter of about 0.25 mm. I think that's what I was thinking of.
Not sure. I asked my cat Jeepity.
square? Damn it uses no volume of fuel at all!