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by throw0101d 902 days ago
> 6.56 feet

Statute feet or survey feet?

* https://www.nist.gov/pml/us-surveyfoot

* https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/geodesy/international-foot.htm...

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit)#U.S._survey_foot

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Or Swedish feet (29.69 cm), perhaps an Amsterdam foot (28.3133 cm)?

Perhaps make it half and half (and undocumented) so that neighbours can embark on generational land feuds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_units_of_measurement#O... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_units_of_measurement#Voe...