Rob Kimberley wrote: > Happy memories... > > I remember being switched half way through my "A" Level Physics course from > cgs to MKS in 1968. > > Legal here in UK to show weights & measures in shops in both metric and > imperial systems. Fuel at petrol (gas) stations sold in litres, and distance > on roads still shown in miles (!!). Never did understand how the US gallon > was smaller than the Imperial one though... >
Pretty simple, really, a US gallon is 4 quarts (as in quarters), an imperial gallon is 5 quarts. The real question is when did the imperial gallon pick up the extra quart. -Chuck Harris _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list [email protected] https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
