Tag: metric
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Metric and US Units, Conversion
MASS g – gramkg – kilogramoz – ounce (latin uncia; symbol oz from italian onza)lb – pound (derived from libra) Conversions 1 oz = 28.3495 grams1 oz = 0.0625 lb1 oz = 1/16 lb 1 lb = 453.592 grams1 lb = 16 oz0.5 lb = 8 oz 1 lb = 0.453592 kg1 kg = 2.20462…
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Mile to Kilometer
The world uses kilometers to measure the distance. Almost entire world, we still use miles. Reason? Nobody knows. But if you have a mile or a few, how do you get those km? Calculate! 1 mile is officially 1.60934 km. Not an easy number to deal with but possible. So … 5 miles is what?…
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USA Has Metric System
Not really, but officially sort of yes, if you ask any government person. They are a bit uneducated, they are paid to lie and it is mostly marketing. If you ask what is our official language and look a bit European, the answer will be French for sure. USA METRIC SYSTEM IS IN … A…
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Fahrenheit or Celsius?
Celsius makes sense. Tradition, simplicity, nicer numbers. Water freezes at 0 C, water boils at 100 C. Decent warm day is with temperature from 20 C up. Fahrenheit? Water freezes at 32 F, water boils at 212 F, decent warm day is from 68 F up. Even if it all sounds decent, nobody really knows…