sorry I mistyped 330 ml is correct
there are 250 ml bottle, catering companies and airlines use them! >From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [USMA:16497] Re: my answer from Coca Cola >Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:08:03 -0500 > >2001-11-30 > >The problem isn't the 600 mL bottle. In the US, the bottle is 591 mL, >whereas in Canada and Mexico and other metric countries, the size is a >rational 600 mL. 591 mL is a rational 20 oz US. Yet, other sizes of >bottles as provided by Coca-Cola are metric, such as the 500 mL, the 1 L, >and 2 L. > >Our can size is 355 mL (12 oz US). > >Are you sure the can size in Germany is 300 mL? I brought some cans back >as >souvenirs 10 years ago and they were 330 mL (labelled as: e 0,33 Liter). >The whole world does not use 330 mL. I have been to Asia and Mexico and >Venezuela, and they also use 355 mL, except their cans only show >millilitres, no US equivalents. I've even seen 250 mL when in Korea. Some >Asian countries do use 330 mL, but it depends on the influence. Countries >under British or French rule do use 330 mL, those not use 355 mL or >something else. > >John > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Wizard of OS" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, 2001-11-30 10:12 >Subject: [USMA:16497] Re: my answer from Coca Cola > > > > Actually CC saif we dont care > > > > We in germany have these bottles > > > > > > 300 ml Can > > > > 500 ml bottle > > > > 1 l bottle > > > > 2 l bottle > > > > the whole world uses 330 ml bottle only the US does not > > > > kick the 600 ml > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: [USMA:16493] my answer from Coca Cola > > >Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:48:15 EST > > > > > >As I said, I asked Coca Cola why they are not complying with the spirit >of > > >the MCA amendment. The perplexing answer is below. I have replied by >asking > > >them if they mean that the local bottling company could make 300 ml and >600 > > >ml sizes if they wanted to. > > > > > >Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > >3609 Caldera Blvd., Apt. 122 > > >Midland TX 79707-2872 > > ><< message5.txt >> > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter >http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp > > > _________________________________________________________________ Downloaden Sie MSN Explorer kostenlos unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp
