kilopascal wrote:
>
> 2002-04-21
>
> Toothpaste is actually packaged in metric tubes in the US, but you would
> never know this. That is because they are labelled by their weight (mass).
> The 125 mL tube is labelled as 8.2 oz (232 g). This equates to a density of
> about 1.856 g/mL or 1.856 Mg/m^3. I don't have any other sizes at home, so
> I can't report on them. However, I do believe there is a 100 mL size
> labelled as 6.4 oz (182 mL) This will have to be verified. Maybe others
> may have this or other sizes at home and we can verify this.
>
> I see no reason why the tubes can not show the volume in addition to the
> mass. Or is someone afraid the public we see that their favourite
> toothpaste is a true metric product?
That's interesting, John! I had not heard this before. Do you have a
citation for your source on this? If it's on the web, I would appreciate
the URL. Or if it's a printed document, then please send the usual
bibliographic information.
Jim
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