Foot per Second to Millimeter per Hour

Foot per second measures the number of feet traveled in one second. Commonly used in engineering, ballistics, and some sports in the United States.

1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s exactly (by definition of the international foot). 1 ft/s = 0.6818 mph.

To m/s: × 0.3048. To km/h: × 1.097. To mph: × 0.682. To knots: × 0.592.

Bullet velocities (handgun: 800–1,200 ft/s; rifle: 2,500–4,000 ft/s), waterfall flow rates, industrial conveyor speeds, and skydiving terminal velocity (120 ft/s).

Speed of sound: 1,125 ft/s at sea level. Free fall: 32 ft/s² acceleration. Skydiver terminal velocity: 120 ft/s. Baseball pitch: 132 ft/s (90 mph).

Confusing ft/s with mph — 1 ft/s is only 0.68 mph, not 1 mph. Also, mixing up ft/s and ft/min in HVAC calculations.

1 ft/s ≈ 0.3 m/s or ≈ 1.1 km/h. Quick check: 100 ft/s ≈ 70 mph. Multiply ft/s by 0.68 for approximate mph.

Millimeter per hour measures extremely slow movements in millimeters over an hour. Used for minute geological and material changes.

1 mm/h = 0.001 m/h = 0.0000001 km/h = 0.000000278 m/s.

To m/s: ÷ 3,600,000. To cm/h: ÷ 10. To m/h: ÷ 1,000.

Cave formation rates (stalactite/stalagmite growth), extremely slow material creep, and long-term geological monitoring.

Stalactite growth: 0.1–1 mm/h in active caves. Human hair growth: ~0.015 mm/h. Fingernail growth: ~0.004 mm/h.

Using for anything except the slowest processes. Confusing with mm/min (60× faster).

1,000 mm/h = 1 m/h. Extremely specialized unit. Think geological time scales.