Units is not you mom’s unit converter. It does not mindlessly convert pounds to kilograms. Pounds are in the “force” dimension, kilograms are in “mass.” When you try this you will get units of acceleration, because that’s what Newton said should happen: Force = mass times acceleration. if you want kilograms on Earth, multiply times “g”.
This is not your mom’s unit converter
Units comes with a database that covers not only the basic dimensions like length, time, mass, electric charge, but also includes certain physical constants and astronomical observations.
If you don’t find a dimension you need, you can add it. If you don’t find a unit you need, you can add it. Units gives you its own symbol keyboard so you get access to common scientific unit names and notations.
Search anything. Search in the dimensions view and get the dimensions that include what you’re looking for.
Here are some examples of ways to type in what you’re looking for along with the result Units gives you:
You want to convert pounds to kilograms on earth:
from: 55 lb
to: g kg
result: 24.9476
You want convert 3x10^8 meters per second to miles per hour:
from: 3e8 m/s
to: mile/hour
result: 6.710809x10^8
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You want the rest energy of an electron in calories:
from: me c^2
to: calorie
result: 1.9567... x10^-14
You want the sea-level air force on the area of a barn in dynes:
from: atm barn
to: dyne
result: 1.013... x 10^-14
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