Videos tagged with Metric Conversion Trick

Ryan Cleckner, a former special operations sniper and author, provides an easy trick for converting between yards and meters for firearms data. He explains that a meter is slightly longer than a yard (approximately 39 inches vs. 36 inches), meaning the meter value will be smaller than the yard value for the same distance. The core of his method involves a mnemonic using the alphabet: 'M to Y' (Meters to Yards) means going up the alphabet, so you add 10%; 'Y to M' (Yards to Meters) means going down the alphabet, so you subtract 10%. This allows for quick mental calculations in the field.