Tips and Tricks: Volume 6 - Unit Conversions

Bid these goodbye!

     Well hello there ladies and gentlemen!  Today, I'm going to try to be useful with a collection of measurement conversions.  As we all (hopefully) know, Germany (, Europe, and basically the entire rest of the world) use the metric system, among other things, and its not always easy to tell what different units mean.  Hop on in!

Temperature:

Not the longest diagram, but it does the trick!

     Germany operates using the Celsius (centigrade) scale, which is calculated using: C=(F-32)*(1.8), if you need to find a specific temperature.  Basically, the breakdown that you need is that anything above 25 C and below 15 C means that you should either drop a few layers, or dig out that jacket.

Distance:

Just in case you're not feeling up to math!

     I know, I know, what was so wrong with feet and inches?  Anyway, the numbers to know are 1 mile is 1.6 kilometers and that 1 foot is about 30 centimeters.  If you are driving anywhere, don't get too freaked out about how high the speed limits seem.  50 km/hr is only really about 30 mph.

Cooking(!):

Try finding normal measuring cups here.
I dare you!

       Now, if you don't intend to do any baking, you can go with the ballpark estimate that 1 pound is about half a kilogram (its actually 2.2 pounds to the kg, but a German Pfund is actually 0.5 kg), and that 1 liquid cup is 250 mL.  If you decide to bake, or to make any recipe which calls for very specific measurements, find a metric version if you haven't already; its just easier that way.

Currency:

     There isn't an image for this one, but basically, all you need to know is that its 1.5 USD to the Euro.  Don't worry about the actual conversion rate; if it happens to be better at any given time, you will just be watching your money better.  You'll thank me later!

     And that's all folks!  See you tomorrow!

Proverb of the Day:

Whoever decided that it had to be excessively hot today needs to have their head checked.

You could have made it windy too you know.

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**The background music is from a personal music project in progress.