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ShaunaTheDead ,
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This site: https://8billiontrees.com/carbon-offsets-credits/carbon-ecological-footprint-calculators/how-much-carbon-does-a-tree-capture/

Has a little calculator you can play around with to see how much carbon is captured by a tree based on various factors.

Hyperreality ,

Not your fault, but that is the most annoying calculator I've ever encountered, as someone who uses the metric system.

I mean, what kind of maniac describes the amount of oxygen produced in pounds?

Also are those US gallons or UK gallons?

The increments used for the circumference of the tree is also incredibly weird, 7 and 3/4 inches? Really? Clearly converted metric to imperial. Why not include a slider to switch to metric, if that's what you've based your numbers on?

FlowVoid ,

It’s a website written by an American for an American audience, which means the writer uses inches, pounds, and US gallons.

No need to feign surprise that Americans generally don’t like the metric system.

Hyperreality , (edited )

7 and 3/4 inches is (roughly) 20 centimetres.

Why not use 10 inch increments or even 6 inch increments if you're making a site for an American audience?

It's like car sites and manufacturers which list the 0-60 time, but it's actually the 0-62.14 time.

If you're going to use imperial, use imperial. Don't do a half assed conversion from metric.

I am also available if anyone wants to listen to a rant about ecoflush toilets.

FlowVoid , (edited )

Probably because the writer is not reporting her own original research. She is reporting work done by others, they often used metric, and any metric units were converted to common US units because the article was intended for a general American audience.

And why isn’t there a button to restore the original metric units? Same reason why when a newspaper reports a translated quote from Macron or Putin or Xi, there is usually no button to restore the original French or Russian or Chinese: the editor decided that it wasn’t necessary for the intended audience.

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    Hyperreality , (edited )

    *Arse.

    Your welcome. /s

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