Jim Elwell wrote: >it has been suggested that we provide a link >to a web page that does conversions. > >I would prefer a site that converts TO metric only. >Can anyone recommend a site?
Yes. I strongly recommend google's calculator function. Just try a normal search for '5 feet'. See: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=5+feet&btnG=Google+Search&meta= Conversion TO metric is easiest. You don't need to specify a target unit, it will choose one. Conversion FROM metric is still easy, but you must specify the target unit e.g. '3 meters in feet'. It assumes American units but will accept Imperial units if specified. It is very flexible and will accept forms such as: 5 ft 10 in 3 3/4 inches * 4.5 2 grains per 1/3 uk pint 2 grains per 1/3 uk pint in grams per liter 3 f in kelvin 2^20 teaspoons 2**20 teaspoons 300 btu per hour 120 psi 30 knots in km/h 900 sq cm in sq in I have some minor complaints. For example it defaults to micron rather than micrometer, and it seems to prefer cm to mm. But most results only need a change of name or a move of the decimal. You also have to be careful with horsepower. If I search for: twenty seven horsepower it gives: 20 133.8965 watts That it happens to be the US SAE conversion (1 hp~746 W). Non-US vehicle manufacturers use 1 hp~735 W. Quoted hp values in the US can be either, particularly if it is from a non-US parent company. For example BMW USA quoted two different horsepower values for the same car. If I search for 260 foot pounds gives: 352.512667 joules because of the coherence of the metric system, I know that is identical to: 352.512667 newton meters If I don't happen to know that, I could do it directly: 260 foot pounds in newton meters I use google's calculator a lot. I recommend it to everyone. I hope that helps. Terry __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
