My gosh, folks, I wasn't very concerned about the quality of the water when I posted this. I was only concerned about the quality of the SI used in the product feature. To see metric units stand alone in the U.S. is not only a rare pleasure, but a sure sign that metrication will "fall like a ripe apple" into the hands of U.S. consumers. That this appeared on a vending machine without the inspiration of an amended FPLA is a small, but good, sign for the future of the metric system here.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip S Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 04:50 Subject: [USMA:32589] RE: Dasani spring water > Further to my previous note I think it's fair to point out that selling > "pure" water which is really tap water that has been "purified" is not that > unusual. The article below says a survey showed that 2 out of 5 bottled > waters are produced in this way. That's alright in the UK and I dare say in > the US because the water supplies are healthy but it is a worry in certain > other countries. > > http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0304-04.htm > > Phil Hall > > >>From: Paul Trusten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >>CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Subject: [USMA:32586] Dasani spring water > >>Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:13:52 -0500 > >> > >>I just visited a Coca-Cola vending machine that has those mock beverage > >>cans as selection buttons. The buttons for Dasani brand spring water were > >>labeled only "300 mL." Period. For a moment, I had thought that the FPLA > >>amendment had been enacted (grin). > >> > > > > > >
