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Personally, I get confused on some of the weights and measures.  I guess that is my excuse to allow my wife to do most of the cooking?  That Fahrenheit to Celsius has me confused also.  If you are like me, you may find this interesting.  If you ever think you will need this information, book mark out site.  It will be easier than finding it by searching the web later.

UNITS OF WEIGHT AND MEASURE

LINEAR MEASURE

• 1 FOOT                             =                      12 INCHES
• 1 YARD                             =                        3 FEET
• 1 ROD                              =                      16.5 FEET
• 1 FURLONG                     =                     660 FEET
• 1 MILE                             =                  5,280 FEET - 8 FURLONGS - 1,609.3 METERS
• 1 LEAGUE                        =                  3 LAND MILES, 15,840 FEET  

LIQUID MEASURE

• 1/2 PINT                          =      1 CUP                                  =                  8 OUNCES
• 1 PINT                             =    2 CUPS                                   =                16 OUNCES
• 1 QUART                        =    4 CUPS/2PINTS                      =                 32 OUNCES
• 1 GALLON                     =   16 CUPS/8 PINTS/4 QUARTS   =               128 OUNCES
• 1 BARREL                     =   31.5 GALLONS

WEIGHT MEASURE

• 1 ONCE                           =   28.35 GRAMS
• 1 POUND                        =   16 OUNCES
• 1 SHORT TON                 =   2,000 POUNDS
• 1 LONG TON                  =   2,240 POUNDS  

SQUARE AND CUBIC MEASURE

• 1 SQUARE FOOT          =  144 SQUARE INCHES               =         12"X 12"
• 1 SQUARE YARD          =  9 SQUARE FEET                        =           3' X 3'
• 1 ACRE                        =  43,560 SQ/FT   
• 1 SQUARE MILE           =  640 ACRES                              =       1 mi. X 1 mi.
• 1 CUBIC FOOT             =  1728 CUBIC INCHES               =         12" X 12" X 12"
• 1 CUBIC YARD             =  27 CUBIC FEET                        =            3' X 3' X 3'
• 1 GALLON                    =  .13337 CUBIC FEET   

VARIOUS METRIC EQUIVALENTS

• 1 CENTIMETER           =  .3937 INCHES
• 1 INCH                           =  2.54 CENTIMETERS
• 1 METER                       =  39.37 INCHES                      =           1.0936 YARDS
• 1 KILOMETER             =  .6214 MILES
• 1 MILE                           =  1.6093 KILIMETERS
• 1 KILOGRAM               =  2.2046 POUNDS
• 1 POUND                        = .4536 KILOGRAMS
• 1 LITER                          =  1.05 QUARTS 

TEMPERATURE CONVERSIONS

• FAHRENHEIT TO CELSIUS   =  FAHRENHEIT TEMPERATURE - 32 DIVIDED BY 9 TIMES 5 = DEGREES CELSIUS 
• CELSIUS TO FAHRENHEIT   =  CELSIUS TEMPERATURE DIVIDED BY 5 TIMES 9 + 32 = DEGREES FAHRENHEIT

COOKING MEASURE

• 1 DASH                       =  1/16 TEASPOON
• 1 PINCH                     =   1/8 TEASPOON        =  2 DASHES
• 1 TEASPOON              =   8 PINCHES              =  4 DASHES            =  1/6 OUNCE
• 1 TABLESPOON          =   3 TEASPOONS         =   1/2 OUNCE        =  1/16 CUP
• 1 OUNCE                     =   2 TABLESPOONS
• 1 CUP                          =   8 OUNCES               =  48 TEASPOONS  =  16 TABLESPOONS
• 1 PINT                         =   16 OUNCES             =  2 CUPS                =  96 TEASPOONS
• 2 TABLESPOONS PLUS 2 TEASPOONS            =  1/6 CUP
• 4 TABLESPOONS                                              =  1/4 CUP
• 5 TABLESPOONS PLUS 1 TEASPOON               =  1/3 CUP
• 6 TABLESPOONS                                               =  3/8 CUP
• 8 TABLESPOONS                                               =  1/2 CUP
• 10 TABLESPOONS PLUS 2 TEASPOONS           =  2/3 CUP
• 12 TABLESPOONS                                             =  3/4 CUP
• 16 TABLESPOONS                                             =  1 CUP
• 2 TABLESPOONS                                               =  1/8 CUP

NAUTICAL MEASURE

• 1 FATHOM                =       6 FEET          =    1.829 METERS
• 1 CABLE                   =   100 FATHOMS    
• 1 NAUTICAL MILE    =      4 CABLES      =   6,076.10333 FT  =  1.852 KILOMETERS       

I am certainly glad I don't cook.  Hope you find this useful or at least a good trivia question.  If you or a friend is interested in buying or selling a home.  Please call us, we would be happy to help you.

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