Hi Bill, My point is that the butcher won't weigh out 500 grams of lean ground beef because his electronic scales don't measure grams. The original post was not about converting scales, it was about what units Americans buy food in today.
Have you asked for meat in grams at your local butcher or supermarket? What was the response? John On Tuesday 07 October 2003 21:42, Bill Potts wrote: > John S. Ward wrote:. > There are also electronic deli scales. Once again, pounds and ounces only, > no > grams or kg. > > Not quite, John. Deli scales and cash register scales are pounds and > hundredths (expressed decimally). As they are electronic, conversion to > metric would be quite straightforward. > > Bill Potts, CMS > Roseville, CA > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
