c/gardening · by NataliePortland@lemmy.ca · 2yDumb question: is a cubic yard of soil 3 times the size of a cubic foot of soil ? Why does it seem like a yard is so much bigger than 3 bags of soil. What’s the deal 37 points · 12 comments · view on lemmy.world
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BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml · 63 pts · 2y
NataliePortland@lemmy.ca · 29 pts · 2y
Yes okay I see it now. Thank you friend
Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de · 28 pts · 2y
A cubic yard is (3ft)^3= 27 cubic feet
NataliePortland@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 2y
Ohhhhh!!! Damn okay. Thank you
WatDabney@sopuli.xyz · 21 pts · 2y
No - it's 27 times bigger.
A yard is 3 times bigger than a foot so a cubic yard is 3^3^ (3 cubed) times bigger.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 2y
Edit: Brain fart. retracting.
Only 26 times bigger, yes? While their are 27 cubic feet in 1 cubic yard. The original cubic foot needs to be subtracted from the cubic yard if you're saying its "bigger", right?GetOffMyLan@programming.dev · 8 pts · 2y
That would be the difference in cubic yard (27-1)
Here we're comparing the total volume. 27 is 27 times bigger than 1 (27 / 1)
Skydancer@pawb.social · 4 pts · 2y
No, you wee right the first time. It's 27 times as big, or 26 times bigger
morphballganon@mtgzone.com · 2 pts · 2y
No, multiplying doesn't also add one. 1x27=27
reattach@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
A yard is 3 feet, so a cubic yard is 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet = 27 cubic feet
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
1 cu yard is 3^3^ cu feet, or 27 cu feet.
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y
It's also about 1.4 metric tonnes in weight