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Unit conversion: 1 inch = 2.54 cm. Used to be 2.5403. 1 kg = 2.2 lb. One gallon = 3.875 liters. 1 ton (metric) = 1,000 kg (nobody calls it a megagram). Density of water: 1 liter of water weighs 1 kg. Conversions: speed will be in meters per second. 60 mph = 60/3600 miles per second, 1/60 miles per second (that’s 88 feet). ................
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