Since Cube 3 and Cube 4 have the same volume, \(1~\text{cm}^3 = 1,000 ~\text{mm}^3\) Here is a 10 cm cube. The volume of this cube is \(10~\text{cm} \times 10~\text{cm} \times 10~\text{cm} = ...

A gold bar is a cuboid measuring 5 cm by 10 cm by 8 cm. It is melted down and made into cubes with edges of length 2 cm. How many cubes can be made? The volume of the cuboid is: \(5 \times 10 \times 8 ...

If scientists had sacred objects, this would be one of them: a single, closely guarded 137-year-old cylinder of metal, housed in a vault outside of Paris. It is a prototype that precisely defines a ...

If you’re from the US or are trying to understand American units of measure, there’s now an easier way to do that with Uniter. This is a new iPhone app that can convert measurements in real-time in ...

This list started when Zetetic Elench found a US news report that said: “A sinkhole roughly the size of six to seven washing machines has closed the northbound lanes of State Line Road in Kansas City, ...