Why not 330 mL, 500 mL, 750 mL, 1 L and 2 L? Why 710 mL?
Euric ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Chernack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, 2004-08-13 12:34 Subject: [USMA:30740] RE: 0.5 liter bottles. > Some stores advertise them as "1/2 liter", others as "16.9 oz". I have > noticed that the Coke bottles have .5 liter on the top of the label and 16.9 > oz (500 mL) on the bottom. Pepsi has 16.9 oz in big print at the top and > 16.9 (500 mL) on the bottom. > > On another note, I think it is ridiculous that we have so many sizes of > drinks to begin with. We only need about 4 or 5 (355 ml, 500 ml, 710 ml, 1 > l and 2 l). I thought it was silly to add the 1.5 l bottles as they have > only done it to get more shelf space in the supermarket. Personally, I > would rather buy a 2 l over a 1.5 l as it is more economical. If I didn't > need as much, a smaller size would be fine. > > Phil > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Paul Trusten > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 12:06 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:30737] RE: 0.5 liter bottles. > > I wrote to Coca Cola last year, asking them to relabel the outer carton with > the liter value highlighted instead of the WOMBAT. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Howard Ressel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 10:22 > Subject: [USMA:30735] RE: 0.5 liter bottles. > > > > We have them but the stores advertising signs call them out as 16.9 oz, > > kinda silly as they sit next to the 2 L bottles. > > > > Howard Ressel > > Project Design Engineer, Region 4 > > (585) 272-3372 > > > > >>> "Nat Hager III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/13/04 11:16AM >>> > > These appeared in our area about 2 years ago, with 0.5 liter on one > > size > > and 16.9-whatever on the other. Within a year the 16.9 had > > disappeared, > > with 0.5 liter on both sides. > > > > Hopefully when the politicians get done with their antics in a couple > > more months, we can get on with amending FPLA and remove it > > completely. > > > > Nat > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of John Nichols > > Sent: Friday, 2004 August 13 11:00 > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:30733] 0.5 liter bottles. > > > > > > In our Albertsons they are now selling only the 0.5 liter plastic > > bottles, > > this started recently, until then they had been the old 600 ml and the > > 375 > > ml. Dr Pepper is in the new size bottles. > > > > Interestingly the COKE bottles have 16.9 oz displayed prominently and > > in > > > > very small print in the back is 0.5 litres. These people are very > > careful > > with their changes to do it slowly and without drawing attention to the > > > > change, they should be applauded for getting metric so well. Now for > > the > > 355 ml can and they will be fully metric at the standard 375mL > > > > > > John Nichols BE, Ph.D. (Newcastle), MIE (Aust), Chartered Professional > > > > Engineer > > Assistant Professor > > Texas A&M University, Department of Construction Science > > Langford AC Rm: A414 MD 3137, College Station, TX 77843-3137 > > > > Aut viam inveniam aut faciam. > > > > Electronic mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Telephone: 979 845 6541 > > Facsimile: 979 862 1572 > > Web site > > : > > http://archone.tamu.edu/architecture/faculty/nichols/mainframe.html > > > > > >
