I wrote a combination AppleScript/PHP Action that queries WolframAlpha and 
returns the result. I've now posted it on the Wiki 
<http://qsapp.com/wiki/Query_WolframAlpha_%28AppleScript%29>. Something 
similar could perhaps be written for Google Search with unit conversion 
specifically in mind—do a request and look for the characteristic box at 
the top. At a quick glance you'll want to use a mobile browser user-agent 
to get a relatively lightweight page, without all the crap the normal 
Google search pages have. Amusingly if you set your user-agent to "Lynx" 
Google serves a *really* lightweight page, but one which no longer contains 
the calculator result...

On Friday, August 8, 2014 9:33:27 AM UTC-4, hmelman wrote:
>
> If you have an internet connection, a web search with Google or Wolfram 
> Alpha works well for various conversions. 
>
> Howard 
>
> On Aug 6, 2014, at 3:40 PM, Patrick Robertson <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote: 
>
> > No, unfortunately the source code was not available, so we were unable 
> to update the plugin. 
> > 
> > No replacement has been made as of yet 
> > 
> > On 6 Awst 2014, at 15:28, Adam Rosenthal <[email protected] 
> <javascript:>> wrote: 
> > 
> >> I can't find this in the plug-ins list. Is it still available? It 
> sounds incredibly useful. 
> >> 
> >> Thanks, 
> >> 
> >> Adam 
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