measurement
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Do These Things Now to Prepare for Daylight Saving Time
This coming weekend, nearly everyone in Australia will switch from standard time to daylight saving time. Sadly, the proposal to keep us in the same time zone year-round never went anywhere, so we’ll keep having these “spring forward” and “fall back” events for the foreseeable future. Here’s how to get ready. Know when and how…
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Use This Converter to Calculate the Height of Mt. Everest (or Anything Else) in Danny DeVitos
Are you getting bored with our current units of measurement? Do you constantly weigh the pros and cons of the United States switching over to the metric system, and wonder if there was a better option?
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How To Measure Pepper Straight From The Grinder
Until recently, I never measured freshly ground pepper. If a recipe called for half a teaspoon, I would simply grind the berries over the dish until I thought I had “enough”, based on nothing but my nose and how pungent I was feeling that day, because there was no elegant way to measure it by…
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Use A Tape Measure With One Hand Thanks To The ‘Slot’ On The Hook
You probably know the basics of how to use a tape measure, but it has a few built-in “features” you may not realise. Case in point: that little slot on the hook can be used to keep the tape measure in place with a nail, or even draw a perfect circle.