Okay, so I had this thing I needed to figure out today – converting feet to meters. Specifically, I was looking at something that was 12500 feet high, and I needed it in meters. I’m not great with on-the-fly conversions, so I had to look it up.
First, I grabbed my phone and opened up the browser. You know, the usual start to any quest for knowledge these days.
The Process
- I typed in something like “feet to meters conversion” into the search bar.
- Lots of stuff popped up, but I found one that looked simple enough.
- It said you gotta multiply the number of feet by 0.3048 to get meters. Sounded easy enough.
So, I grabbed my calculator app (yeah, I’m not doing that in my head!), and punched in 12500, then hit the multiply button, and then typed in 0.3048.
Bam! The answer popped up: 3810. So, 12500 feet is 3810 meters. That’s it.
It’s not rocket science, but hey, I got it done. Now I know, and if I ever need to convert feet to meters again, I’ve got this method down. Might even write this number on a sticky note somewhere, just in case!