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Sorry for being off-topic, but why with all the advanced technology today I have to manually copy ounces and pounds into Google to learn how much it is? Instead

Sorry for being off-topic, but why with all the advanced technology today I have to manually copy ounces and pounds into Google to learn how much it is? Instead of adding dark themes and material design, it would be better to add a unit converter. Also do you really need a power bank for a 2-day trip? In airplane mode a phone can live like 2 weeks.

happytoexplain 1y ago
Under normal usage, even in airplane mode, some phones last only 12-48 hours after just three to five years.
- TacticalCoder 1y ago
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jdblair 1y ago
1 oz =~ 28 grams is a really useful conversion to remember (signed, an American living in Europe)
- dylan604 1y ago
  28.4 grams. The rounding adds up quickly, and there’s comments here about people trimming borders off of paper maps. That .4 matters. Also, 16oz to 1lb. Also matters when your buying things for recreational purposes. Especially when only buying points.
  - binary132 1y ago
    Grams are ounces. Ounces are pounds. Milligrams are grams. Micrograms are milligrams. Picograms are micrograms.
  - jdblair 1y ago
    the point of knowing the rough conversion is to be able to do head-math to get a close number. I use 30 a lot of the time, b/c most of the time a close estimate is all I need. if you're cutting off the borders of your map, by all means, use a calculator
  - popopo73 1y ago
    And important that Troy is used for metals (31.1) That counts when 1g of gold is nearly $120usd
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wkat4242 1y ago
Yeah for pounds it's not so bad, you just do x2 and you're in the ballpark though not 200% accurate. Ounces are more annoying to convert.
saagarjha 1y ago
iPhone has one that's built in fwiw
bschwindHN 1y ago
On iOS: Highlight text, select convert, see conversion: https://imgur.com/a/tD9H1t9 https://imgur.com/a/tD9H1t9 But the real solution is for Americans to stop using dumb units.
- lethologica 1y ago
  Holy crap, I never knew that was a thing. Thank you!
  - bschwindHN 1y ago
    If you have a mac as well, you can do these conversions in Spotlight.
- shmeeed 1y ago
  On Pixel and Samsung: Long press home button for "circle to search", draw line across text, see conversion.
kiwijamo 1y ago
Taking photos and videos does kill the battery quite quickly if you take a lot through. So does depend on what you use your phone for during your trip.

happytoexplain 1y ago

Under normal usage, even in airplane mode, some phones last only 12-48 hours after just three to five years.

TacticalCoder 1y ago
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jdblair 1y ago

1 oz =~ 28 grams is a really useful conversion to remember (signed, an American living in Europe)

dylan604 1y ago
28.4 grams. The rounding adds up quickly, and there’s comments here about people trimming borders off of paper maps. That .4 matters. Also, 16oz to 1lb. Also matters when your buying things for recreational purposes. Especially when only buying points.
- binary132 1y ago
  Grams are ounces. Ounces are pounds. Milligrams are grams. Micrograms are milligrams. Picograms are micrograms.
- jdblair 1y ago
  the point of knowing the rough conversion is to be able to do head-math to get a close number. I use 30 a lot of the time, b/c most of the time a close estimate is all I need. if you're cutting off the borders of your map, by all means, use a calculator
- popopo73 1y ago
  And important that Troy is used for metals (31.1) That counts when 1g of gold is nearly $120usd
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wkat4242 1y ago

Yeah for pounds it's not so bad, you just do x2 and you're in the ballpark though not 200% accurate. Ounces are more annoying to convert.

saagarjha 1y ago

iPhone has one that's built in fwiw

bschwindHN 1y ago

On iOS: Highlight text, select convert, see conversion: https://imgur.com/a/tD9H1t9 https://imgur.com/a/tD9H1t9 But the real solution is for Americans to stop using dumb units.

lethologica 1y ago
Holy crap, I never knew that was a thing. Thank you!
- bschwindHN 1y ago
  If you have a mac as well, you can do these conversions in Spotlight.
shmeeed 1y ago
On Pixel and Samsung: Long press home button for "circle to search", draw line across text, see conversion.

kiwijamo 1y ago

Taking photos and videos does kill the battery quite quickly if you take a lot through. So does depend on what you use your phone for during your trip.