Unit conversion with help from the Major System

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ebillgo

1 pound =  0.453592 kg  / Mnemonics:  point*  realm ( 453) lib now ( 592) 

1 feet = 0.3048 metre  /Mnemonics: point* mouse (30)   roof (48)

1 horsepower = 745.7 watt  /Mnemonics: carol  (745) point*   cake (7 )

1 mile = 1.609 344 km /Mnemonics: one* point* cheesepie (609)   mirror (344)

1 ounce = 28.349523 gram  /Mnemonics: navy (28) point* marble (349) liniment ( 523)

1 UK gallon = 4.54609  /Mnemonics: four*  point* large (546) Old* (0) bee ( 9)

  * My adaptation  , not used in the orthodox version of the Major System 

ebillgo

The two entities  Liter per 100 km (L/100km  ) and Miles per gallon (MPG) ( either US or UK version ) are inversely related. 

      L/100km * MPG (US) = 235.21    Mnemonics : animal ( 235 ) . net ( 21 ) 

           L/100km * MPG (UK) = 282.48    Mnemonics : uneven ( 282 ) . rarefy ( 48 ) 

   The latter is more easily remembered if you picture the exhaust from an automobile on a rather windless day. 

 

ebillgo

Two more interesting figures: 

A. Euler's constant: 2.718 281 182 ...  : 718=cut up  281= Neveda   182= fanfare 

 Who would like to cut up the state of Neveda ? 

B. Golden ratio: 1.618 033 988 ... : 618= shed off  033 = mom  988 = puffy face 

  Even if one doesn't have facial features with golden ratios, it is still a good thing to avoid a puffy face due to edema. 

ebillgo

A most memorable telephone no. :  92082138    bans (920)  faint (821 ) movie (38) 

ebillgo

A few phone numbers with very sensible mnemonic aids : 

263-454-52  unjam roller lane 
261-403-28   unshod wearisome nephew

235-134-45  animal demure roll 

183-528-8 :   defame  lunar flight  foe 
 366-968-67:  magician bashful shock 

 263-454-52    unjam roller lane 

  241-829-33   unearth vain boy mummy

274-544-66  anchor leerer cha-cha 

360-353-83   matches mileman fame 

60-737-417  chase comic reading 

 269-762-02 unship  cushion  noah 

299-862-62  nabob  fashion chain 

398-937-80  mob violence  beaming  face