Kyle's Converter

Building a library of the most common conversions and calculations that you use

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Harvey flooding forced the Earth's crust down by 2 centimeters: https://t.co/ZcZHtcd6NH

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Measuring time: Is it "a hour" or "an hour". A: "An hour" is correct because the "an" rule applies to vowel sound not spelling. #grammar

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Happy #NationalDoughnutDay! In math a donut is called a torus, here's a good recipe for one: V=(πr2)(2πR) #Yummm

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"Abstain from beans" - Pythagoras. (beans being used as ballots at the time, and contained dead souls according to Pythagoreans...) #quotes

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In Swedish days of yore a Stenkast (stone's throw) measured a length of 50 Steg (steps); about 40 meters...50 if buff #Swole #FridayFacts

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So, after #theflash many ppl are asking how fast is mach 2? About 1522 MPH at sea lvl at STP: http://t.co/cwUH63t3n8

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Turkey and baking time. How many teaspoons in a tablespoon again? 1 tbsp = 3 tsp http://t.co/SwKSguQQ

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Thanksgiving conversion? America: 4th Thursday in November, Canada: 2nd Monday in October. Happy thanksgiving!

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How fast is a 60mph wind just north of the US boarder? About 100kph (60mph == 96.5606kph) #Sandy

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Today is Manitoba School Library day! Libraries help connect people with information... #metadata

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What is a typical walking speed? 5.0 kilometres per hour (km/h), or about 3.1 miles per hour (mph)

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Where does the stratosphere start? 10km == 6mi in altitude and extends to 50km == 30mi in altitude #science #stratos

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How much does a pound weight? The Mendenhall Order of 1893 set 2.20462 pounds to a kilogram, next year redefined as 2.20462234

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...but 1 Troy pound is lighter than a pound avoirdupois because it contains only 12 Troy ounces instead of 16 ounces (avoirdupois) #math

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ANSWER: Copper is often sold in pounds avoirdupois (usual American lb), copper coins are often in OZ AV while gold is in heavier OZ Troy!

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Looking at precious metal coins? What weighs more an ounce of #Gold or an ounce of #Copper?

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Highway speeds in Miles are in 5 mph increments, Kilometers in 10 kph increments. Which increment is smaller? #wonder http://t.co/WdbEYqDu

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“@GeologyReport: Geologists Plan To Drill 6 Kilometers Down – All The Way To Earth's Mantle! http://t.co/M323pSEp” 6 kilometers = 3.7 miles

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An old U.S. federal law once limited highway speeds to 55 mph, meanwhile in Canada 100 kph was typical. Who's faster? http://t.co/6Hc2JUJN

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A modern marathon is 42.195km, do you know the legend behind the marathon? It could have been 225km!
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