Non- SI unit of length Mile is non-SI unit which means that mile is non-system unit of measurement. This term is also used to denote factors that do not belong to any system of units of measurement, or that do not belong to the considered system of measurement. The SI...

US size shoes may have different EU equivalents. As a rule, a US size shoe is 1 size smaller for women than for men. In general, size conversion can be done in a linear fashion using the general formula for converting US size to EU size. However, this method of conversion is unreliable...

Kilogram definition In September 1889 when the General Conference of Measures took place, the kilogram standard was established. The standard kilogram (symbol kg) is a cylinder with a height and base diameter of 39 mm and it's made of an alloy of platinum (90%) with iridium (10%). That prototype is...

How it all begun Lenny Kravitz was born in New York City on May 26, 1964. His father was NBC's leading producer Sy Kravitz and his mother was an actress Roxie Roker. When he was a kid his parents decided to move to Los Angeles, where Lenny took his first...

The avoirdupois system The avoirdupois system (abbreviation for the avoirdupois system is avdp.) is a measurement system of weights that uses pounds and ounces as units. It is used in United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and some other former British colonies, despite their official adoption of the metric system....

Space odyssey and Hal 9000 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick is a classic over the classics of science fiction cinema. But also one of the first films in which we deal with an extremely intelligent robot equipped with artificial intelligence. Not only that: HAL 9000 is not only...

Uptodown app store Uptodown is an international mobile application and desktop software download site. It was established in Málaga, Spain in December 20, 2002. Its catalog currently includes over 100,000 applications for major computer operating systems, categorized by topic and hosted on its own Uptodown servers. Each app has its...

Stones and pounds The stone or stone weight (abbreviation for stone is st.) is an English and imperial unit of mass equal to 14 pounds (approximately 6.35 kg). We have to differentiate one pound for weight calculation from money value also called pound. For weight pounds we use abbreviation is written as...

Aptoide as an alternative to Google play store Aptoide is an application market that can be downloaded and used on Android devices. People who switch to Aptoide want to have an alternative to the Play Store Google. Aptoide is a store where you can find free apps that would otherwise...

Imperial and metric measurement system In the past units were derived from the dimensions of the human body. For example, inch was the width of human thumb. A yard was invented by merchants for measuring linen. One yard was the length of the cloth stretched between the chin and the...