This is from Canada: Our current toothpaste tube says "130 mL" Our current dental floss says "54.8 m 60 yds." Duncan -----Original Message----- From: James R. Frysinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: April 21, 2002 16:31 Subject: [USMA:19556] RE: FPLA & UPLR
>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 > >-- >Metric Methods(SM) "Don't be late to metricate!" >James R. Frysinger, CAMS http://www.metricmethods.com/ >10 Captiva Row e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Charleston, SC 29407 phone/FAX: 843.225.6789 >
