Weight converter: practical use cases

When you need a weight converter

1. Cooking according to foreign recipes

The recipe calls for 8 oz flour. We translate: 8 × 28.35 = 226.8 g ≈ 230 g.

2. Fitness and sports

A barbell with 45 lb weight plates - how much is that in kg? 45 × 0.4536 = 20.4 kg. Olympic bar: 44 lb = 20 kg.

3. Postal items abroad

USPS counts in pounds and ounces. Package 2.5 kg = 5.51 lb. Important for calculating shipping costs.

4. Jewelry making

Gold ring 5 grams = 0.161 troy ounces. The price of gold is indicated per troy ounce.

5. Dietetics and nutrition

The daily protein intake is 1.5 g per kg of body weight. For a 150 lb (68 kg) person: 68 x 1.5 = 102 g of protein per day.

6. Industry

Tons and quintals in the metric system, short tons (2000 lb) and long tons (2240 lb) in the imperial system.

See also: Volume Converter, Length Converter, Energy Converter