Over on imgur, a user called DoofusDad created a real-life five-foot square to illustrate what it actually looks like.
I propose a compromise: yards.I don't like that idea. Feet are easier to grasp.
Yeah. I'm using meters for the space opera campaign I'm currently planning. People may think it's because meters are more scientific, but it's actually this.Cool. It's absolutely huge (in some ways, not in others) for two combatants to fight in TWO of 'em, but it's a neat visual. I mean, it goes to show why it's really hard to run fights on ships in D&D with the ships being remotely properly sized for it, but there you go.
Funny, I’m American and I find meters easier. Decimalized systems are always superior.