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Fahrenheit temperature option

  • HolyExLxF     28th Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Another American here.
    I vastly prefer SI units when it comes to small units (g, mL, or mm) and temperature, but I can't really picture what anything larger (L, kg, km). I can visualize an inch, but not a cm, or a gallon, but not a liter.
  • triclops200     28th Jul 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    HolyExLxF
    lol, I was the same, I just remembered the following until I got it:
    2.2 pounds per kilogram
    2.54 cm per inch
    3.75 liter per gallon
    (I guess it also helps that I live in Germany because of a military move)
  • seehp     28th Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    And:
    Water freezes: 0°C
    Water boils: 100°C

    At least at sea level pressure.
  • jma111     28th Jul 2010 Banned 0 Permalink
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  • seehp     28th Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    Yes, I guessed that.
  • HolyExLxF     28th Jul 2010 Member 0 Permalink
    triclops200
    Yeah, I can think of a liter as slightly more than a quart (or, basically, one full nalgene bottle), but the length and mass kill me.
  • triclops200     28th Jul 2010 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    HolyExLxF
    don't give up on it, just use it as often as you can and you'll get the hang of it. Since moving to Germany I have caught myself, every once and awhile, using meters and kilograms without thinking about it.
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