> [Original Message]
> From: Terry Simpson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 > Date: 03/11/03 13:33:05
> Subject: [USMA:27417] RE: Metric presentation
>
>  "A pint is a pound" is
> familiar to many Americans.

But a pint (of water) does not have a mass of one pound.

One pint of water = 473 ml or 473 grams divided by 28,349527 equals 16.68
ounces.

--- Michael Payne
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