Something is wrong here.

!.2 L is a volume; 40 oz is a mass. 

Nat: Did the container say oz or fl oz?

Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Behalf Of J. Ward
>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 14:39
>To: U.S. Metric Association
>Subject: [USMA:29007] RE: Wisconsin Ice Cream
>
>
>Hi Nat,
>
>Are you sure they rounded off the metric value and not the number 
>of ounces?  
>>From the way you have typed it, it gives the impression that they 
>really mean 
>1.2 L, and put (40 oz.) as the approximate conversion.
>
>John
>
>On Saturday 28 February 2004 13:19, Nat Hager III wrote:
>> Proctor and Gamble has been doing that properly for years.  Downy fabric
>> softener is listed as 1.2 L (40 oz) rather than 1.18L (40 oz).  Dawn
>> dish detergent is listed as 740 ml (25 oz), rather than 739 ml (25 oz).
>> They obviously put some thinking into their rounding, others can too if
>> they try.
>

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