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Metric or imperial? How the two systems fit together
One system counts in tens, the other in twelves, sixteens and fourteens. Here is how they line up.
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Mbps or MB/s? Why your download looks slower than your plan
One small letter is the difference between bits and bytes, and a factor of eight.
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Gas mark, fan or Fahrenheit: reading any oven temperature
A British recipe says gas mark 4, an American one says 350 °F. They mean the same oven.
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How long does a frozen turkey take to thaw?
Longer than most people expect. The safe methods, the timings and the one thing never to do.
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Why a cup of flour isn’t a cup of sugar
Cups measure space, not weight. That small difference explains a lot of dense cakes.
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Celsius to Fahrenheit, the quick way
The exact formula, a mental shortcut that gets you close, and the temperatures worth remembering.