Show HN: We built the simplest Online Unit Converter for everyday use

Re:Show HN: We built the simplest Online Unit Converter for ... by ordu on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @12:40PM (#42117729)

I'm generally content with ddg converter, the only its issue it is hard to convert pounds into a metric units, because ddg stubbornly believes that the pound is a currency. It will happily convert pounds into dollars, but not into kilograms.

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Re:Show HN: We built the simplest Online Unit Converter for ... by gtfiorentino on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @12:54PM (#42117863)

Hi - do you have an example query showing this issue? I just tried "45 lb to kg" on DuckDuckGo and it's working as I would expect (45 Pounds = 20.41166 Kilograms).

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Re:Show HN: We built the simplest Online Unit Converter for ... by ordu on Wednesday November 13, 2024 @01:36PM (#42128665)

I would use "45 pounds", it really doesn't matter for me will ddg convert them into grams or kilograms or metric tons, I can read any of them.

But I tried "45 lb", and it works as the pound. I hadn't thought that "lb" is the pound. I mean I saw this abbreviation, and probably converted it into metric units, but didn't notice that "lb" == "pound". Seems like a crazy way to abbreviate.

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