Based on your calculations vs.

…ion, Fermi approximated that the bomb’s yield was about 10 kilotons of TNT. This informal estimate was shockingly close to the actual yield of around 20 kilotons.
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Based on your calculations vs. Fermi, can you explain the following: 
2-1/2 metres equal to 5 feet, and 10 kilotons being remarkably close to 20 kilotons?
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