[USMA:26714] RE: paper weight

[Bill Potts]

It's the mass of 4 (I think) reams (total of 2000 sheets) of standard letter-size paper.   If you want to check my assumption that it's 4 reams, just work back from the 75 g/m^2 figure.   Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Matthew Zotter Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 13:26 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:26711] paper weight 2003 AUG 27 WED   I’ve noticed that paper weight is given in LB, e.g. 20 pound paper; but the metric version is in “g/m^2”.  These seem to be in different dimensions, but “pounds” probably means “pounds-mass per inch square”.  Does any one know what paper weight really measures?  Thank you for your time.   Sincerely, Matthew Zotter