On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [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.
Interesting how this little saying Americans use to remember the relationship would not work in some places of the world: A pint's a pound, the world around If drinking beer by the pint I definitely favor the British system. -- Bill _______________________________________________ QL-Users Mailing List http://www.q-v-d.demon.co.uk/smsqe.htm
