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It can be frustrating if you’re not familiar with, and don’t have the right tools, to measure grams and millileters. And, if ...
For the P-metric equivalent, let's take a P265/75R15. In this case, the 265 is the tire's width at the tread and 75 is the ratio of the tire's sidewall height to the width, or in other words, the ...
Boker’s Inc. announces the release of its 2014 Calendar and Conversion Chart. The complimentary single-page calendar is designed for quick scheduling while also offering an easy-to-use metric ...
The metric system is, quietly and behind the scenes, now the standard in most industries, with a few notable exceptions like construction. Its use in public life is also on the uptick, as anyone ...
The US lives in a metric gray area. It has a few laws requiring that consumer goods list both metric and US customary measures, but it still remains isolated in its US customary measures bubble.
And Chafee isn’t the first to suggest the switch. In fact, U.S. politicians and advocates have been trying to introduce the metric system for pretty much as long as the country has existed: none ...
An easy way to convert metric surface call outs to standard U.S. ones (rms) is to mentally multiply the metric value by 40. For example, 1.6 = 63 rms, 3.2 = 125 rms, and 6.3 = 250 rms. And for metric ...
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Buffett's metric says it's time to buy According to investing guru Warren Buffett, U.S. stocks are a logical investment when their total market value equals 70% to 80% of Gross National Product.