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You need to consider units! 1m ≠1m³
So you're saying Alien is a measure of length and Alien³ is a measure of volume?
Americans will do anything but use the metric system.
Basically any unit can be squared, cubed or whatever, but the resulting unit doesn’t always make sense in the physical world.
For example, m/s^2 isn’t velocity. It’s acceleration. If you have a formula that gives you an answer in kg^3, you probably made a mistake somewhere.
Hey, if my Big Gulp doesn't come in Xenomorph ounces I don't want it.