I consider myself pretty conversant in metric units. I know that 20 kilograms is 44 pounds (double it and add 10%) and that five kilometers is a little over three miles (I’ve, uh, run a lot of 5Ks).

THERE are two ways to measure temperature, Celsius and Fahrenheit. The one officially used and recognised in the UK is Celsius but many other places around the world use the Fahrenheit scale. Here's ...

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The UK's switch from the Imperial to the Metric system means there are two temperatures still used today THERE are two ways to measure temperature, Celsius and Fahrenheit. The one officially used and ...

Temperature in America is measured in degrees Fahrenheit, a system named after Polish-born physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736), who moved to the Netherlands and became one of the pioneers ...