Remove the heads. Pinch the head between your index finger and thumb, just where it meets the body, and hold the body firmly with your other hand. Pinch and twist the head, until it comes free. Not all shrimp come head-on, and some people prefer leaving them during cooking, to help flavor the meal.
How many centimeters equal 1 foot? Credit: Comstock Images Stockbyte Getty Images. For instance, designate each centimeter to 0.39 inches, and multiply it by the number of centimeters to get an answer in inches. Alternatively, designate a centimeter to 0.03 feet to get the answer in feet instead of inches.
1 centimeter = 10 millimeters. A fingernail is about one centimeter wide. Two tape measures, one in mm, the other in cm. We can use millimeters or centimeters to measure how tall we are, or how wide a table is, but to measure the length of football field it is better to use meters. A meter is equal to 100 centimeters. 1 meter = 100 centimeters.