My Hot tub just happens to be 1000 litres, I remember converting the Gallon figure and lo and behold it was 1000 liters!
You could also use the example and relationship of Density and Volume to Mass. 1000 L of water (at 4˚C) is 1m3, which is a Tonne and has a density of 1.0 Whatever the relative density of any substance, 1 liter will have a mass in grams, 1m3 will have a mass in kg. Example: 1 litre of gold (RD 19,3) will be 19 300 g, 1m3 gold will have a mass of 19 300 kg. 1 Litre of Gasoline (RD ~0,74) will be 740 g, 1m3 will have a mass of 740 kg. Each 10 Liters has a mass of 7,4 kg. 50 L tank = ~30 kg. Your 1000 litre hot tub will weigh 1000 kg more when filled with water. Lots of others out there, Mike Payne On 02/06/2012, at 13:55 , Paul Rittman wrote: > I like to keep a list of real-life examples of units, so when I come across > metric dimensions, I can recall (or state for others) a suitable comparison > point. I have some decent ones for area (at least for someone who lives in > southern California, United States), but am not comfortable with the examples > for volume and weight. > > Do others here on this list have some good real-life examples? > > You can see what I have, on this pdf: http://www.paulrittman.com/Metric.pdf > >
