On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 3:35 AM, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote: > On 22.02.17 22:43, Przemek Klosowski wrote: >> This is my cue to remind everyone that Google has a built-in units >> converter with tons of units built in, not just inches. You can simply >> type your expression (44mm sqrt(3)/3) and ask for the result "in >> inches": > > Didn't know that. But then, I have not needed to venture past > "Unix is the (multifaceted) IDE". ;-) > > $ units > ... > I sometimes use the wiregauge to mm conversion
It's not inconceivable that google actually uses units behind the scenes; there are some differences in syntax but the coverage is quite similar. Thanks for pointing the wiregauge() function--it's quite useful; I note that it works in Google too: https://www.google.com/#q=wiregauge(24)+in+mm&* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
