Conversion tool

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  1. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       #11

    The built in Windows 7 Calculator also has a conversion option.
    Click on View for the options or "Ctrl U"

    Conversion tool-cal.png

    Jim
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #12

    Very useful for my work - always problematiocal for me converting pounds to long or short tonnes.

    Thanks.
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  3. Posts : 742
    MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
       #13

    Sorry Gary, I was only laughing at the cartoon. I don't mean to criticize the system. No offence!

    Being from a metric country, when I was in US I find it little difficult to adapt to the system. Thought one of you will give a plausible explanation.
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  4. Posts : 9,537
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #14

    rraod said:
    Sorry Gary, I was only laughing at the cartoon. I don't mean to criticize the system. No offence!

    Being from a metric country, when I was in US I find it little difficult to adapt to the system. Thought one of you will give a plausible explanation.
    rroad,

    The most plausible answer I would have given would have gone like this....
    If it is working don't break it.
    Not hard to switch over but must start in pre-school and the change over would take years to accomplish. Our government is working on creating joba and learning how to stop spending our money.
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  5. Posts : 8,679
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #15

    Phone Man said:
    The built in Windows 7 Calculator also has a conversion option.
    Click on View for the options or "Ctrl U"

    Conversion tool-cal.png

    Jim
    Like this ? :)

    Calculator - Perform Unit Conversions
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  6. Posts : 24,479
    Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
    Thread Starter
       #16

    StalkeR said:
    Cool Boshko and Jim, I didn't know about that either. Good thing I'm on SF. :)
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  7. Posts : 8,679
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #17

    You're welcome Britton !
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  8. Posts : 761
    Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195
       #18

    Britton30 said:
    We like it. Look up what a meter is based on.
    But I posted this as a helpful tool, not to be criticized, back to topic.
    I didn't mean to offend you or anything. Don't get me wrong, the conversion tool is perfect especiakly for non-windows 7 systems due to the lack of it.

    I don't criticize the tool itself. I'm just expressing the feelings I share with the author of theoatmeal.com in regards to the whole imperial-metric system issue :)
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  9. Posts : 295
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #19

    rraod said:
    Even the British who made up the imperial system switched over to metric ...
    Only partly true! We are schizophrenic about it:

    • We buy beer in pints but petrol in litres (though if we are talking about fuel efficiency, we still use miles per gallon);
    • When I say we buy beer in pints, that's draught beer - bottled beer is usually sold in 500 mL bottles;
    • We buy meat by the kilogram except in McDonald's, where you can still get a quarter-pounder;
    • We weigh ourselves in pounds but weigh vegetables in kilograms;
    • We use Celsius for temperature, but everyone my age converts it back to Fahrenheit so we can work out whether to wear a coat or not :)
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  10. Posts : 2,578
    Vista 64 bit and 32 bit (SP2)
       #20

    Even in the U.S. we do have a few types of items measured using the metric system -- e.g. many canned/bottled food and liquid items.
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