LeonardC2 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 After all the reading/posting I've done on this site,There seems to be some confusion between standard & metric dry mass,liquid measure,etc. So,I thought I'd post a few formulas I found on sciencemadesimple.com. I thought they might also be handy if some of you folks need to order stuff you can't get in Australia from a standard using country. fluid ounces x 29.57 = milliliters gallons x 3.785 = liters milliliters x .034 = fluid ounces liters x .264 = gallons grams x .035 = ounces kilograms x 2.202 = pounds Celsius x 1.8C + 32 = Fahrenheit also... 1 US fluid ounce = 29.57353 milliliters 1 liter = 33.8140227 US fluid ounces 1 liter = 1,000 milliliters 1 US gallon = 3.78541178 liters 1 gram = .001 kilograms 1gram = .035273962ounces 1 ounce = 28.34952312 grams 1 pound = .45359237 kilograms 1 kilogram = 35.273962 ounces 1 kilogram = 2.20462262 pounds I also found out that 1 British stone = 14 pounds. always wondered about that one. I hope you all find this info usefull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Thanks Leonard - It is easy enough to use an online converter. I'm just lazy when it comes to imperial measurements (I'll stick with standard metric and wait for the laggers to catch up. To me it's kinda like learning Latin - a dead language [biggrin] After living in the UK I can understand that they are bogged down by history but I am always surprised that the US persists with their version of imperial measurements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Thanx. I hoped it would come in handy at some point. But it is surprising that,even though metric has been sneakin into the US since I was in high school,we still have standard measurement. Meh,it works... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusty1 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I worked with a bloke a few years ago who uses the term hectacre! I never asked him, but I reckon a hectacre = 7 acres or 2 hectares! The big issue with imperial and metric is that there are often the US and the Brithish measures, which can really confuse[sideways] . then there a the fluid oz. and well, I missed the 14 february 1966, but units of ten make it easy for me. I have no idea (I could work it out, but why) how many feet in a mile and how many oz in a pound and how many pounds in a ton(or is that tonne). I definitely don't know how many square feet in a hectacre! However, if some askes me I'll tell them I'm 6'2" and 17stone! work that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishy Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Trusty That means your 2" taller than me and bout a stone lighter and to everyone else i'm 182cm and 115KG[biggrin] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 well I mix mine up, I am 6'2" and 85kg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I've got no idea what any of you are talking about [sideways] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty A Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 A little strange how a beer brewing forum can go into us and out height and weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kearnage Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 A little strange how a beer brewing forum can go into us and out height and weight. Now I'm really confuzzled!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusty1 Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 A little strange how a beer brewing forum can go into us and out height and weight. Now I'm really confuzzled!!!! me three[lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I like ice cream [unsure] ...umm where am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonardC2 Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Stone my foot,I'm a boulder or two at least. And when my wife & I were dating,she had me take her out for frozen custard before going out drinking on the weekends. It was supposed to coat your stomach. Sometimes,maybe. Other times,it coated the parking lot. But the conversion formulas helped me,so thinking that some of the folks on this forum are from here,or other places with different units of measure,I'd post'em up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott1525228380 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 and of course 16oz in a pound... I still use my old (UK) weights for measuring out my sugars etc. after I have converted from grams. [biggrin] On a side note - when I moved to Canada, I was being fitted for a suit and the guy asked me my approx weight. You should have seen his face when I replied 13 stone... he had no idea what I was talking about [lol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weggl Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Trust, just to advance your education. 5,280ft to mile 16 oz to pound 2240 lbs to the ton, not tonne 22 yard to a cricket pitch or 66 ft 22 ft to a chain 112lbs to hundred weight 20 hundred weight to ton and 14 pound to a stone That enough fir your first lesson, don\u2019t want to overload you. Weggl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trusty1 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 my dad just got back from a few days gold prospecting with about 13 grams of gold. WHat was unusual, was that he said "13 grams of gold!" So I asked him, "how many grams in an ounce?" "28.something" or something like that, I didn't really listen! I think he said gold is worth about $50/gram ATM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicolasW Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Table spoons ain't tablespoons for anyone not aware Australian: 20ml (4 teaspoons) American: 15ml (3 teaspoons) Although its not completely straight forward as recently I've seen alot of 15ml tablespoons in supermarkets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brew Master Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Warren, you know all that & you can't add up!!!!!!!!!! Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muddy Waters Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Warren' date=' you know all that & you can't add up!!!!!!!!!![/quote'] [lol] It's a shame none of that stuff is practical in the modern world [innocent] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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