That was a multiple-choice question, not yes/no.

Was it fl oz or was it oz?

Bill Potts, CMS
Roseville, CA
http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] 


>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Behalf Of Nat Hager III
>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 15:33
>To: U.S. Metric Association
>Subject: [USMA:29011] RE: Wisconsin Ice Cream
>
>
>Yes it did.  But I don't pay much attention to those units.
>
>Nat
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>Behalf Of Bill Potts
>Sent: Saturday, 2004 February 28 18:26
>To: U.S. Metric Association
>Subject: [USMA:29010] RE: Wisconsin Ice Cream
>
>
>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
>http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] 
>
>
>>-----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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