It was fl oz. But like I say, I don't pay much attention to that declaration. I just triple the number and tack on a zero, and go about my business.
Nat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Potts Sent: Saturday, 2004 February 28 20:18 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:29018] RE: Wisconsin Ice Cream 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. >>
