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Re: [Phys-l] unit calculator



Google also does conversions. Just type into a Google Search Bar (at www.google.com or in a search bar in Firefox, say) the conversion you want. The syntax is xx original_units in new_units. For example type in

10 m/s in mi/hr

and it responds with

10 (m / s) = 22.3693639 mi / hr

or

10 furlongs/fortnight in m/s

gives

10 (furlongs / fortnight) = 0.00166309524 m / s

Yes, it rounds strangely.

The calculator can do simple arithmetic, knows some physical constants, and it can combine unlike units. See <http://www.google.com/help/calculator.html> For example it can resolve

3 m/s + 3 mi/hr

to 4.34112 m/s. You can also get it back in m/s by asking for it that way

3 m/s + 3 mi/hr in mi/hr

which is 9.71080888 mi/hr.

Marc "Zeke" Kossover