kilopascal wrote:
For whatever reason the auto industry went metric in those days, and other
industries too, like soft drinks, one must wonder if the use of metric is
still strong and uncompromising in these industries? Even though the soft
drink industry introduced metric sizes in that era, we have seen reversions
back to FFU since. When some of us asked Coke and Pepsi why they introduced
20 and 24 ounce bottles, all we got was that same old tired "market-forces"
excuse.
In our area (New England), Coke is delivered in both 500 ml bottles and also 591 ml (which are sold in Canada as 600 ml). They are phasing out the 591 ml bottles. Smaller sized bottles (such as 295 ml) are still in old units, but I believe they too will be phased out eventually.
What I don't understand is why the fruit juice industries don't finish their conversion. Most sell their products in "juice boxes" which are generally either 125 ml or 200 ml now. The bottle versions are still 1.89 L or 946 ml and don't show any signs of changing. Even bottled water now comes in more litre sizes than ever. I believe the only holdout there is the 3.78 L jug.
Sl�n,
John
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