{"id":3832,"date":"2012-10-27T23:04:03","date_gmt":"2012-10-27T23:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/?p=3832"},"modified":"2012-10-27T23:04:03","modified_gmt":"2012-10-27T23:04:03","slug":"measurements-and-conversions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/measurements-and-conversions\/","title":{"rendered":"Measurements and conversions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/512ffmD8NoL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\" aria-label=\"512ffmD8NoL. SL500 AA300 \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3833\"  alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/512ffmD8NoL._SL500_AA300_.jpg\"><\/a>A lot of people get confused about different measurements used in different countries, so I decided to write this post to help a little bit. To be honest, I still have to think a while before converting everything, after spending most of my life in Poland and living here in the States for 10 years&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Like most European countries, Poles use the metric system.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Distances are measured in meters and kilometers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 m (meter) = 100 cm (centimeter)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1000 m = 1 km (kilometer)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Fluids are measured in liters, weight in kilograms and temperature in degree Celsius.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 l = 1000 mL (millilitre)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 kg (kilogram) = 100 dg (decagram) = 1000 g (gram)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">CONVERSIONS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Length:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 inch = 2.54 cm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 foot = 30.5 cm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 yard = 0.9 m<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 mile = 1,609 m<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Mass:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 pound = 454 kg<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 ounce = 28 g<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Volume:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 US fl. oz. = 29 mL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 US pint = 473 mL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 US gallon = 3.8 l<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 UK fl. oz. = 28 mL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 UK pint = 368 mL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">1 UK gallon = 4.6 l<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Temperature:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">-17.8 \u00b0C = 0 \u00b0F<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">0 \u00b0C = 32 \u00b0F<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">37 \u00b0C = 98.6 \u00b0F<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">100\u00b0C = 212 \u00b0F<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Did you know that Gabriel Fahrenheit was born in Gda\u0144sk in northern Poland?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/nursingbuddy.com-nursing-pharmacology-Commonly-Accepted-Conversions-Between-Systems-of-Measurement.jpg\" aria-label=\"Nursingbuddy.com Nursing Pharmacology Commonly Accepted Conversions Between Systems Of Measurement\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3834\"  alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"502\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/polish\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2012\/10\/nursingbuddy.com-nursing-pharmacology-Commonly-Accepted-Conversions-Between-Systems-of-Measurement.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">If you are not sure about conversions, you can use this handy converter: http:\/\/www.convertit.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Do nast<\/strong><strong>\u0119pnego razu&#8230; <\/strong>(Till next time&#8230;)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot of people get confused about different measurements used in different countries, so I decided to write this post to help a little bit. 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