2000-10-29
I think it was the floozy ounce. I keep forgetting, there is more than one
type. Why, do you ask?
John
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-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James R.
Frysinger
Sent: Sunday, 2000-10-29 21:09
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: Re: [USMA:8846] Guinness beer
What kind of "ounces" were those, John?
Jim
kilopascal wrote:
>
> 2000-10-29
>
> I was in the supermarket today and noticed a selection of beer
from Guinness
> of Eire in 14.9 oz cans. There was no SI at all on the cans. But, I
> figured 14.9 oz was a conversion of rational SI. I checked it when I got
> home and found it to be 440 mL, not as rational as I had hoped.
>
> Some of you might want to visit their web site at: http://www.guinness.ie
> and remind them that US law requires a declaration on all packages of the
> size in SI units in addition to FFU.
>
> John
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