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in thread syntax error at labmonkey.pl line 1, at EOF

Your parenthetical statement is backwards, methinks. ;-)

If you have 1 kilogram, you "* 1000" to get grams. Similarly, you can "/ 0.001" to get grams (same as "* 1000")

The exact nature of the two outputs is a bit convoluted - the man page goes in to a LOT more detail.

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