Here's something brand new from Google - it converts weights and measures! <quote from CNET> Google's math By Stefanie Olsen, Staff Writer, CNET News.com August 13, 2003, 10:35 AM PT Google on Tuesday added a feature to its popular search tool that allows visitors to calculate mathematical equations. It can compute basic arithmetic like 15*5+2, more complicated equations and measuring unit conversions like 200 miles in kilometers. Still, Google's calculator lags other rival services, including Overture-owned AlltheWeb.com, which has offered similar capabilities for months.
<quote from Google> To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the expression you'd like evaluated in the search box and hit the Enter key or click the Google Search button. The calculator can evaluate mathematical expressions involving basic arithmetic (5+2*2 or 2^20), more complicated math (sine(30 degrees) or e^(i pi)+1), units of measure and conversions (100 miles in kilometers or 160 pounds * 4000 feet in Calories), and physical constants (1 a.u./c or G*mass of earth/radius of earth^2). You can also experiment with other numbering systems, including hexadecimal and binary. <end quotes> I couldn't find documentation on what it can do, but tried a couple things for fun like pounds to milligrams (500 pounds = 226 796 185 milligrams), nanometers to miles (1 nanometer = 6.21371192 � 10-13 miles), teaspoons to liters (50 US teaspoons = 0.246446081 liters), etc. Maybe someone with nothing better to do could drill it against all the units you know of to see how it performs. Aside from being fun to play with, it's a useful tool for the masses! David Shatto Los Angeles
