Why your outdoorsy friend suddenly has a gummy bear power bank

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codedokode ◴[21 Sep 25 13:39 UTC] No.45322645[source]▶

>>45322135 (OP) #

Sorry for being off-topic, but why with all the advanced technology today I have to manually copy ounces and pounds into Google to learn how much it is? Instead of adding dark themes and material design, it would be better to add a unit converter.

Also do you really need a power bank for a 2-day trip? In airplane mode a phone can live like 2 weeks.

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1. jdblair ◴[21 Sep 25 13:52 UTC] No.45322750[source]▶

>>45322645 #

1 oz =~ 28 grams is a really useful conversion to remember

(signed, an American living in Europe)

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2. dylan604 ◴[21 Sep 25 14:12 UTC] No.45322918[source]▶

>>45322750 (TP) #

28.4 grams. The rounding adds up quickly, and there’s comments here about people trimming borders off of paper maps. That .4 matters. Also, 16oz to 1lb.

Also matters when your buying things for recreational purposes. Especially when only buying points.

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3. ◴[21 Sep 25 14:39 UTC] No.45323135[source]▶

>>45322750 (TP) #

4. binary132 ◴[21 Sep 25 15:15 UTC] No.45323499[source]▶

>>45322918 #

Grams are ounces. Ounces are pounds. Milligrams are grams. Micrograms are milligrams. Picograms are micrograms.

5. jdblair ◴[21 Sep 25 16:41 UTC] No.45324325[source]▶

>>45322918 #

the point of knowing the rough conversion is to be able to do head-math to get a close number. I use 30 a lot of the time, b/c most of the time a close estimate is all I need.

if you're cutting off the borders of your map, by all means, use a calculator

6. popopo73 ◴[22 Sep 25 03:43 UTC] No.45328893[source]▶

>>45322918 #

And important that Troy is used for metals (31.1) That counts when 1g of gold is nearly $120usd

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