I asked because the type of ounce (US or UK) affects its size and hence
the conversion to milliliters.
Jim
kilopascal wrote:
>
> 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
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> 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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