2002-04-21 This topic was discussed on this list server a year or so back. That is where I heard it.
John ----- Original Message ----- From: "James R. Frysinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, 2002-04-21 16:30 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 >
