Convert Feet per Minute to Centimetres per Second
Convert Feet per Minute (ft/min) to Centimetres per Second (cm/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cm/s = ft/min × 0.508
About Feet per Minute
A foot per minute (ft/min) = 5.08 × 10⁻³ m/s - the US standard for elevator speed, HVAC duct velocity, and conveyor speed. Residential lifts: 100-200 ft/min; commercial 200-400 ft/min; skyscraper express lifts 1,000-3,000 ft/min (Burj Khalifa 2,953 ft/min). HVAC low-velocity ductwork: 500-1,000 ft/min; medium-velocity 1,000-2,200 ft/min. Paper machine Fourdrinier wires: 200-6,000 ft/min. 1 ft/min = 0.00508 m/s.
About Centimetres per Second
A centimetre per second (cm/s) is 10⁻² m/s - the speed of slow animals, gentle breezes, and lab syringe pumps. Tortoises travel 0.5-1.5 cm/s; the fastest garden snail record is ~1.3 cm/s. A gentle breeze that barely moves leaves is Beaufort 1 ≈ 50-100 cm/s. Drug-delivery syringe pumps run 0.01-10 cm/s. Coarse silt settles in still water at ~0.2 cm/s (Stokes' law). Capacitive touch sensors detect finger motion at 1-10 cm/s. 1 cm/s = 0.01 m/s.
Quick Reference Table
| Feet per Minute (ft/min) | Centimetres per Second (cm/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 ft/min | 0.508 cm/s |
| 2 ft/min | 1.016 cm/s |
| 5 ft/min | 2.54 cm/s |
| 10 ft/min | 5.08 cm/s |
| 25 ft/min | 12.7 cm/s |
| 50 ft/min | 25.4 cm/s |
| 100 ft/min | 50.8 cm/s |