2001-01-29
In addition to losing the Floozies, they need to add the missing leading
zero. Some metric illiterate might read it as 5 L, especially if they don't
have good sight, and then when they find out it is only 0.5 L, they will
blame metric for being deceptive.
Glückliches Neues Jahr!
Happy New Year!
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
are free!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, 2001-01-29 22:38
Subject: [USMA:10735] Losing the 16.9
> Looks like the local Coca-Cola bottler is slowly losing the "16.9 floz"
> designation on 500 ml soda. Last fall I noticed the large "16.9 floz" in
> #24 Arial Italic Font had disappeared from 500 ml Coke, leaving only the
".5
> Liter" designation with the smaller SI/ifp declaration at the bottom.
>
> Now I notice it's happening to Sprite and Caffeine-Free Coke. Old and new
> stock on the shelves, some with both "16.9" and ".5 Liter", and some with
> the ".5 Liter" only. Looks like Coke is slowly sliding the floozies out
the
> door!
>
> Nat
>
>
