re: #84 Single-handed sailor

1.8”

one thing that really sold me on the metric system was how they measure precipitation: in liters per square meter.
I at first found that strange until someone explained that of course: one liter spread out over one square meter is one millimeter deep. So it tells you not only the volume but how deep it would be if it remained standing.

and not only that, it gives you an idea of the weight, as one liter of water weighs 1 kilogram.

so youse guys would’ve received around 46l/m²

how much is that is drams per square furlong?