Cubic Feet to Pints
Convert cubic feet (ft³) to pints (pt). Both measure capacity and volume, and the conversion comes up in cooking, chemistry, fuel work.
The Formula
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pints = cubic feet × 59.8441558442
cubic feet = pints × 0.0167100694444
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One cubic feet is 59.8442 pints, and one pint is 0.01671 cubic feet.
Conversion Table
| Cubic Feet | Pints |
|---|---|
| 1 ft³ | 59.8442 pt |
| 2 ft³ | 119.6883 pt |
| 5 ft³ | 299.2208 pt |
| 10 ft³ | 598.4416 pt |
| 25 ft³ | 1,496.1 pt |
| 50 ft³ | 2,992.21 pt |
| 100 ft³ | 5,984.42 pt |
| 500 ft³ | 29,922.08 pt |
| 1,000 ft³ | 59,844.16 pt |
The Other Direction
| Pints | Cubic Feet |
|---|---|
| 1 pt | 0.01671 ft³ |
| 2 pt | 0.03342 ft³ |
| 5 pt | 0.08355 ft³ |
| 10 pt | 0.167101 ft³ |
| 25 pt | 0.417752 ft³ |
| 50 pt | 0.835503 ft³ |
| 100 pt | 1.671 ft³ |
| 500 pt | 8.355 ft³ |
| 1,000 pt | 16.7101 ft³ |
What Each Unit Is
Cubic Feet (ft³) — the volume of a cube one foot on each side, or 28.3168 litres. The imperial volume unit for freight, appliances and ventilation.
Pints (pt) — the US liquid pint: half a quart, or 473.176 millilitres. From the Old French pinte; the US kept the pre-1824 English measure.
A Sense of Scale
A domestic fridge is 18–25 ft³- Airflow is rated in cubic feet per minute
- A US pint of beer is 473 mL
- A UK pint is 568 mL
- Blood donation takes about a pint
Doing It in Your Head
Multiply by 59. That is off by 1.41% — close enough to judge a
distance, a weight or a price, and not close enough to sign off on a drawing.
Exact Mental shortcut 598.4416 pt 590 pt 5,984.42 pt 5,900 pt
Precision
The factor 59.8441558442 is rounded. For engineering work carry more digits than the table above, and round only at the end — rounding at each step compounds.
Watch Out For
- A UK pint is 20% larger than a US pint — 568 mL against 473 mL.
In Code
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const cubicFootToPint = (value) => value * 59.8441558442;
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Where This Conversion Comes Up
- Cooking
- Chemistry
- Fuel
- Beverages
- Medicine
How Many Decimals Do You Need?
Rounding the factor costs accuracy, and how much depends on the factor. Converting 137 ft³ with the factor truncated at each decimal place:
| Decimals kept | Factor | 137 ft³ becomes | Error |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 60 | 8,220 | 0.2604% |
| 1 | 59.8 | 8,192.6 | 0.0738% |
| 2 | 59.84 | 8,198.08 | 0.0069% |
| 3 | 59.844 | 8,198.63 | 0.0003% |
| 4 | 59.8442 | 8,198.66 | — |
The right number of significant figures is set by your input, not by the converter. If you measured cubic feet to three significant figures, the answer in pints is only good to three — writing more digits claims precision the measurement never had.