"Herb Schaltegger" wrote in message
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1 U.S. gallon = 3.79 liters
1 foot = 12 inches = 0.305 meters
1 inch = 2.54 centimeters
1 psi (pound per square inch) = 6.89 kilopascals
1 lbf (pound force) = 4.45 newtons

Here we see that a country that refuses to use certain units amazingly has
its very own spelling thereof. How weird is that?