The word nanowavelength suggests a fraction of a wavelength to me. These
seems to contradict most of the quantum physics that I teach, notably
Planck's Law. J
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
Of Michael Payne
Sent: 16 April 2014 23:01
To: U.S. Metric
Howard,
That looks like the size of an imperial pint (568.26 ml).
Phil
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf
Of Ressel, Howard R (DOT)
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 8:42 AM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:53725] Strange coke can
New
Yes, that is an imperial pint, but it would be illegal to sell it in the UK.
Although EU rules permit supplementary units alongside metric units, UK
legislation has catalogued those units that are permitted as supplementary
units - the word pint MUST refer to the Imperial pint. If this can
Two theories:
*Same physical can, redecorated, can be used in the UK
*Canada is more willing to ignore the USC as long as the metric is correct.
Given that New York shares a border with Canada, I would bet on theory B.
Based on the metric, both the pint and the fl oz are US-sized.
“Based on the metric, both the pint and the fl oz are US-sized.”
And that is the key, of course, between sorting out the differences between UK
and US imperial/USC measures. Only the metric quantity tells us for sure just
how much we’re getting.
John F-L
From: John M. Steele
Sent:
The response from Costco was very good. It was a custom letter, and was written
with some thought, and not a collection of canned Customer Relations response
paragraphs. Unforunately the arcane labeling requirements imposed by various
government agencies (including the requirement to explain
Carleton,
By “stupid law” I’m sure you mean the existing Fair Packaging and Labeling Act
(FPLA) which *requires* duality (e.g. both grams and ounces) on many package
labels; except on labels of Nutrition Facts which use only grams or milliliters
for food components; and ounces, only for
I think it’s more a case of selling it by the calorie count and not the size
since none of the values are rational (except perhaps the 230 calories). I
have a 20 oz bottle on my desk that has 240 calories per bottle.
From: owner-u...@colostate.edu [mailto:owner-u...@colostate.edu] On Behalf Of
Yes - and the other laws that allow colonial units only for packaged meat
(such as sausage) and for goods packaged in the store.
Carleton
From: mechtly, eugene a [mailto:mech...@illinois.edu]
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 12:48
To: carlet...@comcast.net
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
