2001-11-15 When I was in Canada and Mexico, I saw the 600 mL bottles. They are exactly the same, just the 600 mL bottle has 9 mL more. Also, vending machines, made for international use would have a provision to handle such variations as a 355 mL can vs. a 333 mL can and a 600 mL bottle vs. a 591 mL bottle.
The 24 oz bottle is 710 mL. Thus, a 700 mL bottle will dispense properly in a machine designed for 710 mL, as long as the bottles are close in shape. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2001-11-15 14:34 Subject: Re: [USMA:16180] slow and steady wins the liter > I think it has to do with the size of the space inside vending machines! > > In a message dated Wed, 14 Nov 2001 11:41:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > 2001-11-14 > > > > Then why do we have the 20 oz bottle instead of the 600 mL, and the 24 oz > > (Pepsi) instead of 700 mL or 750 mL? Why these exceptions? > > > > John > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, 2001-11-14 19:50 > > Subject: [USMA:16180] slow and steady wins the liter > > > > > > > No matter how else one may look at it, the soft drink industry is on the > > side of SI, i.e., Coke. Coca Cola has emblazoned its three-liter size bottle > > with a label boldly reading "3 LITERS -- MORE ENJOYMENT!". This is in > > addition to the usual size declaration of 3 liters near the top of the > > label. While the WOMBAT is still listed, one can only conceptualize this as > > a 3-liter size. > > > > >
