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Old 04-26-2015, 09:54 AM   #25934
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
(BTW, Kilos to pounds is easy - double and add 10%. 74kg = 148+14.8 = (rounding) 173lb. or about 11.5 stone)
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Like Celsius to Fahrenheit which also is a doddle. Double, subtract 10% and add 32°. 15°C = 30-3+32 = 59°F. It's the other direction that takes more figuring.
It's a whole lot easier than that. Just estimate. After all, unless you are talking about someone's illness and fever, or baking a quiche, being off by a degree or three doesn't amount to anything.

I know that if it's 35°C I'll wear a T-shirt. If it's 35°F I'll wear a sweater. Don't need much more accuracy than that. And at our ages, we can certainly estimate the temperature without a thermometer, right?


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