NavList:

"I have since learned that the hole was actually more like 60 cm x 60
cm, that is, 3600 cm-squared,"

In the US we would call that 3600 square centimeters, not "cm-squared". To me a
60cm squared hole translates perfectly into a hole 60 cm x 60 cm, that is, 60
squared, which is 3600. Square centimaters.

But actually, in the US we would call that hole "two feet square". Which is why
metric will never be really popular here, you folks are always counting huge
numbers with tiny measures and no one seems to remember the decimeter exists.
(Even then, two feet still seems like a more basic concept than "six
decimeters".)

"Two thirds of a meter square" would seem to be the best way to phrase it in
metric, to ensure the information isn't misunderstood.


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