on 4/28/2002 3:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > wines and spirits, for instance, are fixed. The > former may only be sold in the EU in 25, 37.5, 50, 75 cl bottles
I find it surprising that the EU prescribes sizes which are 1/4 litre, 3/8 litre, 1/2 litre and 3/4 litre instead ofsomething like 200 mL, 400 mL, 600 mL and 800 mL. The use of the 3/8 size is especially surprising and it is also repeated in the allowed masses (in grams) for grains, cereals, dried fruits and vegetables, and perhaps others. And I am flabbergasted (really surprised) at the list for coffee: 57g, 75g, 113g, 125g, 227g, 250g, 340g, 454g, 500g, 680g, 750g or a multiple of 454g ... etc. Clearly some of this is just hidden POUND measurements (454 g is a pound and this leads to 227, 113 and 57 grams for 1/2, 1/4, 1/8 pound, and 340 and 640 grams for 3/4 pounds and 1.5 pounds). And 125, 250 and 750 grams are just 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 of a kilogram. I'm finding this all hard to believe. I thought the EU was metric. Regards, Bill Hooper college physics teacher (retired), USA (Florida) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Do It Easy, Do It Metric! +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
