[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Probably because their pint = 16FlOz to match 1lb = 16Oz, whereas the > imperial pint = 20flOz. > > And that could be due to a pint of water (at stp, I presume) weighing 1lb > exactly in one of the systems (which I'm not sure now). > In the UK a gallon of water (8 pints) weighs 10 Lb exactly. Thus, one UK pint is 20 Ounces in weight - hence 20 FlOz.
In the US a pint of water will be exactly 1 Lb or 16 FlOz. Cheers, Norman. _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
