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[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

23 cubed cubic metres? Why not just put a few zeroes in the first place?

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I guess, because that way it easier conveys the point of ‘it's a cube with 23 meters side’, which makes sense as it's easier to imagine than just an arbitrary amount of cubic meters.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 4 points 3 days ago

Correct. Cube 23m on each side. I think I meant to write (23m)³ but forgot the parentheses.