Preface

This story is set in 2095. As such, everything is metric. Below is a conversion table. At the very bottom of the conversion table is a table of VERY rough (read inaccurate but close enough for a hand grenade) conversions for some of the most-often used measurements.

Distance

1 kilometer (km) = .62 miles = 1 klick (military jargon for km)

1 meter (m) = 39.37 inches

1 centimeter (cm) = .3937 inches

1 mile = 1.6 km

1 foot = 30.48 cm or .3048 m

1 inch = 2.54 cm

17 mm= .669 caliber or inch

15 mm= .59 caliber or inch

13 mm= .51 caliber or inch

11 mm= .43 caliber or inch

10 mm= .3937 caliber or inch

Weight

1 kilogram (kg) = 2.205 lb.

1 tonne = 1.102 tons = 2205 lb.

1 lb. = .4536 kg

1 ton = 907.2 kg = .9072 tonne

Volume

1 liter = 1.057 quart

1 quart = .9461 liters

1 gallon = 3.785 liter

Area

1 hectare = 2.471 acres

1 km square = 100 hectares = .3861 square mi = 247.1 acres

1 m square = 1.196 square yards = 10.76 square feet

1 acre = .4047 hectare

Speed

1 kph (kilometer per hour) = .6214 mph = .54 knot

1 knot = 1.152 mph = 1.852 kph

1 mph = 1.609 kph = .869 knot

8-minute mile = 5-minute km

7.5-minute mile = 4:40 km

7-minute mile = 4:21 km

Temperature

0°C = 32°F

5°C = 41°F

10°C = 50°F

15°C = 59°F

20°C = 68°F

25°C = 77°F

30°C = 86°F

VERY rough (inaccurate, but approximate) conversions

1 km = 1/2 mile

1 meter = 1 yard

1 cm = 1/3 of an inch

1 kg = 2 lb.

1 tonne = 1 ton

1 liter = 1 quart

1 gallon = 4 liters

1 hectare = 2.5 acres

1 kph = 1/2 mph

1 knot = 1 mph

For every 1°C at or above 0°C add 2 to 32

For every 1°C below 0°C subtract 2 from 32