Comments on: Daft Dave: conversions http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:20:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: David http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-18039 David Thu, 19 Jul 2007 18:43:24 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-18039 Ding! Ding! Ding! That's it Laura! Ding! Ding! Ding! That’s it Laura!

]]> By: Laura http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-18024 Laura Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:59:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-18024 1 picometer, not 10 1 picometer, not 10

]]> By: Kirke http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-18015 Kirke Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:03:01 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-18015 I think Jon got 10 wrong, 25 sq metres is 269 sq feet, divide by 1 acre (43508 sq feet) should be 0.006 acres. The rest looks ok to me. I think Jon got 10 wrong, 25 sq metres is 269 sq feet, divide by 1 acre (43508 sq feet) should be 0.006 acres. The rest looks ok to me.

]]> By: David http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-18005 David Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:22:17 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-18005 Jon Tillman you are darn near perfect! Still one rather egregious error to go, tho... Jon Tillman you are darn near perfect! Still one rather egregious error to go, tho…

]]> By: Jon Tillman http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-18004 Jon Tillman Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:06:00 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-18004 1) 23 lb is 368 oz though I'm confused as to how you got to 366, which is 1/8th of a lb off... 2) missing a "0": .0001 tons 3) a kilogram is .001 metric tons 4) 35 ml = .035 *litres* not ml 5) 10 gallons is 40 US quarts, 8.3ish Imperial... 6) once again, only in the US. 'Tis 9.99 imperial 7) 212F 8) dropped another "0". .001 km 9) looks right to me... 10) also seems right 11) a league is just under 3.5 miles isn't it? 12) dropped a 0 = 660 ft. 1) 23 lb is 368 oz though I’m confused as to how you got to 366, which is 1/8th of a lb off…
2) missing a “0″: .0001 tons
3) a kilogram is .001 metric tons
4) 35 ml = .035 *litres* not ml
5) 10 gallons is 40 US quarts, 8.3ish Imperial…
6) once again, only in the US. ‘Tis 9.99 imperial
7) 212F
8) dropped another “0″. .001 km
9) looks right to me…
10) also seems right
11) a league is just under 3.5 miles isn’t it?
12) dropped a 0 = 660 ft.

]]> By: Lizabits http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-18000 Lizabits Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:32:29 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-18000 ...also, 100 Celsius is 212 Fahrenheit, not 132. …also, 100 Celsius is 212 Fahrenheit, not 132.

]]> By: Lizabits http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896/comment-page-1#comment-17999 Lizabits Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:30:38 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/6896#comment-17999 I think you made a typo... does that count as an error? You wrote: 35 ml = .035 ml But I think you intended: 35 ml = .035 L no? I think you made a typo… does that count as an error? You wrote:

35 ml = .035 ml

But I think you intended:

35 ml = .035 L

no?

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