On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 at 08:57:23, Bill Cable wrote:
(ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>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.
Me too, but the US does a very good beer now, even if it isn't a _real_
pint (8-)#
I still have a glass bought from the Windsor Harpoon brewery - and they
have wide range of very British tasting beers, even if a mite cold.
Tony
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