On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:27:35 GMT, keith_nuttle
wrote:

wouldn't it be simpler, 1000g = 1kg = 1l?

You have confused the measurements of volume and weight. 1000
milli-liters = 1 liter. 1000 grams = 1 kilogram.

Hal wrote:
On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:51:03 GMT, "Ann in Houston"
wrote:


This question bugs me every time I double check my gallon calculations.
First, as I understand it, the conversion factor for cubic feet to gallons
is cf x 7.5 (7.5 gallons in each square foot). Isn't that right? My very
math-savvy father says it is, and I have seen it in print. Now, what I
don't understand is this: A five gallon water jug is much bigger than one
square foot. You could set a 12 inch square block right down in to one of
those, if it was open at the big end. How can this factor be correct? I
just can't wrap my brain around it. Help me, please. If you are a lurker,
and you can explain it to me, feel free to email me. Or, just come up out
of lurkdom - we'd all love to meet you.


7.480519 is actually the number of gallons in a cubic foot. This is a
neat utility for making all kinds of conversions.


While it may seem that a 5 gallon jug is bigger than a cubic (not
square) foot it is not. A cubic foot is a one foot wide X one foot
deep X one foot high. That volume is in fact bigger than a 5 gallon
container.

If you cannot imagine it to be true, I suggest that you try it. Get a
5 gallon bucket - they are commonly available and fashion a 1 foot by
1 foot by 1 foot cube and see if it fits. You will find that it does
not by a considerable margin.

John
6 munce ago i coudn't even spel ingineer and now i are one!