No need to haul out the handheld calculator (if you even have one anymore)--you can make all kinds of cool calculations online. For the basics, don't forget the calculators built into Google, and figure out someone's time zone at Time and Date (and if you're planning a trip abroad, don't forget about this universal currency calculator). Moving away from the math homework, figure out your life expectancy at Living to 100. Use Self's calculators to calculate your ideal weight range, BMI, and calorie needs. Find out your target heart rate at MayoClinic.com.
If you're tackling home improvements,
Danny Lipford lets you figure out
how much carpet you need to cover a room, while Home Depot tells you how much
how much paint, ceramic tile, and grass seed you'll need.
CNNMoney.com has a
retirement calculator. Bankrate.com's
checking and savings resources help you calculate your
loans and even
how much you can save on lunch. Speaking of lunch, convert all kinds of cooking quantities (even bucket to barrel)
here and learn what to do
if you don't have a 9x13" pan at
Baking 911. And if you're having a big group of guests for the holidays, double your recipes
here, plan ahead for how much booze you'll need
here, and make sure the turkey's neither cold nor raw using Butterball's
turkey calculators.
They can even calculate the size of turkey you need in order to have
just the right amount of leftovers--when was the last time your
handheld calculator did
that?
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