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I multiply by 1.5. Like "metric pounds" (500g) it's close enough.

• thaumasiotes 10y ago
  In china, they use a unit (the 斤 jin) that is equal to 500g. (Now. Historically it would have been something close.) I got a shocked reaction "you look much smaller!" from someone when I just reported my weight in pounds as weight in 斤. I guess the lesson is it's not "close enough" when people are already sensitive to a particular scale.
  • tdy721 10y ago
    I think you are correct, but I think humans are not as sensitive to distance measurements. If you sprint, and have a 100 yard and 100 meter dash time... Well certainly! If you want to say we just walked 100m to the car, not so much.
  • rangibaby 10y ago
    Yes, close enough* *except for when it's not, of course :-) Loaves of bread in Japan are still sold using 斤 (kin). A standard loaf is one "bread kin" which is defined as 340g or more.