I did not witness it but I think that they used a metric scale to weight it out. Simply put a sign at the 454 g mark. British Imperial weights and scales can never be certified and stamped in The Netherlands. Just as British shopkeepers and street merchants have to weigh out the pounds and ounces asked by the consumer on metric scales,
Han ----- Original Message ----- From: "kilopascal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2002-02-01 00:23 Subject: Re: [USMA:17790] Freedom to measure 2002-01-31 What device did they actually use to "weigh out" the 454 g pound? Did they actually have a "pound" scale? If so, where did they get it, and how was it certified? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Han Maenen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-01-31 03:43 Subject: [USMA:17790] Freedom to measure A few years ago some merchants on the Amsterdam street market had a splendid idea: start selling their goods by the pound avoirdupois! <snip>
