Re: Unit conversion (low Audi cont)

[tnas@dtpdirect.nl (Tom Nas, DTP Direct bv)]

Hi,

>1 litre is about 1 quart, of which there are 4 to a US gallon.  Not exact,
>but good enough.

  Yes, the exact figures are in my 'the answers' posting to the list

>I'm not sure what an Nm is - Nautical Miles are about 1.85 km.  Nanometres
>are tiny - don't know why you'd want to cover them here.  They are used in
>the U.S. directly though for physics work.

  It's Newton metres, unit of torque as opposed to your Pounds Feet.

>1 kg is about 2.2 pounds.  Again, the kg (and gram) are used in the U.S.,
>especially for mail and drugs.

  Yes, I've seen some old Miami Vice episodes... regular units here, though.

>I need some conversions too though...
>
>What is metric for 1 hour (U.S.)?  What is 14:00 in Europe?

  Metric? Hours? These are non-metric units... 14:00 is two o'clock in the
  afternoon (2 PM).

>How do you convert colors to metric (beyond spelling it "colours")?

  There are several colour standards. RAL comes to mind, it's a German paint
  colour system, and Pantone Matching System (PMS) for printing inks. These
  colours are made up from percentages of the four-colour standardized printing
  inks: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black (CMYK). 100%M 100%Y is called Warm Red,
  for instance.

>What's the metric equivalent of a decibel?

  Brendan Rudack seems to have said it all.

><ducking and running>

  I'm a little out of breath from running after you. You see, spending most of
  your time behind a desk or in a car is not good for your stamina...


  Tom.

PS There's one question on this conversion theme that just popped up here:
how do you convert deg F to deg C?


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