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Re:River Ranking by Water Flow Rate by xdennis on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @07:13AM (#35355472)
Handegg pitches have a fixed size of 109.75x48.8. Football pitches vary in size a lot so it doesn't make sense to use them as a reference size.
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Re:River Ranking by Water Flow Rate by walthamstow on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @08:38AM (#35356343)
Football pitches do not vary much at all, the size is tightly regulated. FIFA 100-110m long, UEFA 100-105m long.
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Re:River Ranking by Water Flow Rate by walthamstow on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @08:52AM (#35356511)
UEFA regulations say a pitch has to be 100-105m long, the FA and FIFA say similar. I wouldn't call that a lot of variance.

If someone wants to communicate precision, they should probably use SI units instead of sports pitches. If not, football field will do just fine.

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Re:River Ranking by Water Flow Rate by timeon on Wednesday March 29, 2023 @11:57AM (#35359082)
> football field will do just fine

One just needs to check the size of random field first.

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