Pierre: I strongly recommend the use of the capital L for liter. Both capital and small are correct. However, the small L is too easily mistaken for a capital I (most sans serif fonts, such as Arial) or a 1 (serif fonts, such as Times Roman).
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Pierre Abbat >Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 23:05 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:32999] Re: AquaFina bottled water. > > >On Monday 30 May 2005 23:19, Daniel wrote: >> Then I was surprised. The supposed 591 mL amount filled to the >650 mL line >> on the cup. I thought that is some over-fill. Then I started >to question >> how accurate my measuring cup is. I really don't have a precise way to >> tell. I don't have a scale to weigh the water to see if it >would weigh 650 >> g. So I'm asking to see if someone else has knowledge as to how accurate >> these kitchen cups are? > >A week or two ago, I measured a Visions pot which is supposed to >be 1.5 l. I >filled it to the brim with 1.7 liters of water using my measuring cup. (I >suspect it's 1.5 l to the bottom of the lid, which was broken.) >Then to check >the cup, I weighed it empty - 86 g - and put a liter of water in >it - 1084 g. >Or something close to that. As that was room temperature tap >water, not 4 �C >pure water, it's good enough for me. The measuring cup, which is >one of a set >of three, is branded Good Cook. > >phma >-- >Frontgammon: The first player to bear off all his stones loses. >Composite: Six blots in a row. >
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