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Old 01-18-2012, 10:01 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by soma View Post
eg. I would like to do the following conversions:

'68 degrees Farenheit' > '20C'
'200 pounds' > '90.7kg'
'10 miles' > '16.1km'

Imperial units are like a foreign language to me...
Ain't gonna happen. Keep your chart handy

Those type of TRANSLATIONS would be a nightmare.
10 Klicks. 10Km 10 Kilometers

Besides... If I am reading a novel in a European setting, I want native measurements.
[rant]
The USA tried to ease into system SI. Big mistake... Few ever changed.
If it had been done, Cold Turkey back then, we would be in step with the rest of the world today.

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