For some reason, the Americans and the Burmese have a deviant system of measure from the admittedly superior metric system. The Burmese and Americans use the British Imperial System of measure. This discrepency of units caused The Mars Climate Orbiter to burn up due in part to some calculating critical flight information in metric units and other in imperial.
While the metric system uses litres, metres and grams as the most basic of the units, the Imperial system uses no pattern for it's units. The basics for capacity, length and weight are gallons, feet and pounds respectively.
Capacity
| 1 Gallon= | 4 Quarts | 3.7854 Litres |
| 4 Quarts= | 8 Pints | 3.7854 Litres |
| 1 Gallon= | 8 Pints | 3.7854 Litres |
| 8 Pints= | 16 Cups | 3.7854 Litres |
| 1 Gallon= | 16 Cups | 3.7854 Litres |
| 16 Cups | 128 Fluid Ounces | 3.7854 Litres |
| 1 Gallon | 128 Fluid Ounces | 3.7854 Litres |
| 8 Pints | 128 Fluid Ounces | 3.7854 Litres |
| 1 Quart | 2 Pints | 0.94635 Litres |
| 1 Quart | 4 Cups | 0.94635 Litres |
| 1/4 Quart | 1 Pint | 0.4723 Litres |
| 1.057 Quart | .2642 Gallons | 1 Litre |
| .2642 Gallons | 2.113 Pints | 1 Litre |
Weight
| 1 Pound | 16 Ounces | 0.4536 Kilograms |
| 2000 Pounds | 1 Ton | 907.2 Kilograms |
| 1 Ton | 32000 Ounces | 907.2 Kilograms |
| 2.2 Pounds | 35.2 Ounces | 1 Kilogram |
Length
| 1 Foot | 12 Inches | .3048 Metres |
| 3 Feet | 1 Yard | 0.9144 Metres |
| 1 Yard | 36 Inches | 0.9144 Metres |
| 1 Inch | 0.08333 Feet | 2.54 Centimetres |
| 1 Mile | 5280 Feet | 1.609 Kilometres |
| 1 Mile | 63360 Inches | 1.609 Kilometres |
| 1 Mile | 1760 Yards | 1.609 Kilometres |
| 3.281 Feet | 1.094 Yards | 1 Metre |
| 0.0006214 Miles | 39.37 Inches | 1 Metre |
Area
| 1 Sq. Mile | 640 Acres | 259 Hectares |
| 1 Acre | 0.001563 Square Miles | 0.4047 |
| 2.471 Acres | 0.003861 Square Miles | 1 Hectare |
Temperature
Celsius and Farenheit are another of America's differing measurements. The method to get from Celsius to Farenheit is this equation (C*1.8)+32=F. To get from Farenheit to Celsius, (F/1.8)-32.
| 32 Farenheit (Freezing) | 0 Celsius | 273.1 Kelvin |
| 1 Farenheit | -17.22 Celsius | 255.9 Kelvin |
| 212 Farenheit (Boiling) | 100 Celsius | 373.1 Kelvin |
| -40 Farenheit | -40 Celsius | 233.1 Kelvin |
| 10 Farenheit | -12.22 Celsius | 260.9 Kelvin |
| 20 Farenheit | -6.667 Celsius | 266.5 Kelvin |
| 30 Farenheit | -1.1 Celsius | 272 Kelvin |
| 40 Farenheit | 4.44 Celsius | 277.6 Kelvin |
| 50 Farenheit | 10 Celsius | 283.1 Kelvin |
| 60 Farenheit | 15.56 Celsius | 288.7 Kelvin |
| 70 Farenheit | 21.11 Celsius | 294.3 Kelvin |
| 80 Farenheit | 26.27 Celsius | 299.8 Kelvin |
| 90 Farenheit | 32.22 Celsius | 305.4 Kelvin |
| 100 Farenheit | 37.78 | 310.9 Kelvin |
| 41 Farenheit | 5 Celsius | 278.1 Kelvin |
| 50 Farenheit | 10 Celsius | 283.1 Kelvin |
| 59 Farenheit | 15 Celsius | 288.1 Kelvin |
| 68 Farenheit | 20 Celsius | 293.1 Kelvin |
| 77 Farenheit | 25 Celsius | 298.1 Kelvin |
| 86 Farenheit | 30 Celsius | 303.1 Kelvin |
| 95 Farenheit | 35 Celsius | 308.1 Kelvin |
