Helpful tips on common measures
Units of weight
1 milligram = 0.015 grain
1 gram = 15.43 grains = 0.035 ounces
1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds
1 grain = 64.8 mg
1 dram = 1.772 g
1 ounce = 28.35 g
1 pound = 0.4356 kg
Units of capacity
1 millitre = 0.00176 pint
1 litre = 1000 ml = 1.76 pint = 0.22 UK gallon
1 fluid ounce = 28.41 cubic sm
1 pint = 0.5683 litre
1 quart = 2 pints = 1.137 litre
1 (UK) gallon = 4 quaters = 4.546 litre
1 (US) gallon = 231 cubic inches = 3.785 litre
1 bushel = 8 gallons = 36.369 litre
Temperature
Fahrenheit = (9/5) * C + 32
Celsius = (5/9) * ( F - 32 )
Units of length
1 millimetre = 0.03937 inch
1 sentimetre = 10 mm = 0.3937 inch
1 decimetre = 10 cm = 3.937 inches
1 metre = 39.37 inches
1 kilometre = 1000 m = 1094 yards = 0.6214 mile
1 inch = 2.539 mm
1 foot = 0.304 m = 30.4 mm
1 yard = 0.914 m = 91.4 mm
1 mile = 1.60932 km
1 foot = 12 inches
1 yard = 3 feet
1 rode, pole, or perch = 5.5 yards
1 chain = 22 yards
1 furlong = 10 chains
1 mile = 8 furlongs
1 nautical mile = 6076.12 feet
Miscellanous
1 Tsp ( tablespoon ) in Amerika is usually little larger then in Russia
1 tsp ( teaspoon; tsps = teaspoons ) looks the same in Russia and America
A cup, in Russia, usually means a 250 ml (0.44 pint) glass