[TheForge] Weight

[Mark A. Pesetsky]

Well as I place online orders it is a heck of a lot more convienent to
do it w/the cal online.... 


Okay. But is it any easier than using a regular calculator? Your
computer and connection is certainly less likely to be available when
you're trying to figure out if your old pickup can carry that
tantalizing hunk of steel you found just laying there.

You could carry a pocket reference and look at the chart. It even has a
scale on the inside of the cover so you don't have to carry a tape
measure.

Seriously, if you know what a cu/in or cu/ft weighs you can figure it in
the dust with your finger. You can measure it with your hand, palm,
finger, etc. if you know what they measure. You only have to know a few
basic things to be self reliant in most cases. This being a perfect
example.