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So, my husband’s new Samsung Advance Smartphone arrived in the mail a few days ago. Delighted with his new toy, he was playing around with it and found the converter function. It can translate cm to inches, oz to kg, and even USD to CAD. Handy, eh?
So he started playing around with it, and we learned a few things…
...that one foot is the same as 3 inches, 36 metres, or 91 nautical miles
...that one pound equals 35,274 kilograms, or 15,432,356 British tons
...that when it is 20 degrees Celcius outside, it is -6.7 degrees Fahrenheit
...and that one Canadian dollar is worth 11 American dollars.
I’m glad it told us these things, because now I know that I weigh 0.0024 lbs, my home is 3.6 square kilometres in size, and if I go to Seattle (which is only 6306 feet away) I will be able to buy a new PS3 Move for 36 bucks. The only downside is that it is apparently -10 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
AWESOME!!! you should write a personal thank you to samsung for enlightening you, and now all of us:)
I laughed out loud at this post. Then I shared the link on Twitter. Then I laughed some more. (Love it! =)
Bahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! I saw the miscalculations when I was on the phone with you, but I didn’t read the actual blog until now!! You’re a riot!!
I’m sure some programmer will be in the doghouse for this! The temperature one is almost right… 20F is -6.67C, so just remember to enter the wrong unit and you’re all set
I think that’s the problem for most of these – the algorithms are all in the wrong places! For example, I notice that 1 lb equals 1000g, so probably the kg algorithms went into the lb slot… it’s SO messed up. Nothing is in the right place!
Ha! That’s hilarious! And also shocking. I can’t believe this application made it to public use with so many flaws. Crazy!
Can you imagine if someone RELIED on this??
You mean a math-illiterate dummy like myself? Yikes! That could be very bad!
Haha, too funny! What a big mistake to make. Yikes.
This was awesome. I totally laughed out loud at your summary! So perfect.
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