Or better still if I could use the infrared on my cell phone to have an automatic charge a the vending machine, parking meter, etc.
On the subject of coins, Australia has $1 and $2 coins. Smallest paper is $5. Regards Baron Carter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian White Sent: Tuesday, 31 May, 2005 11:10 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:33015] Re: the 600 mL size beverage bottle Now if we can get the vending machine people to install machines that take dollar coins... ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Paul Trusten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, 31 May 2005 11:05:56 -0500 Subject: [USMA:33014] the 600 mL size beverage bottle > Daniel's post on the AquaFina bottle reminds me of my hope for what could be done with > vending-machine beverages in the U.S. once the FPLA amendment passes. Beverage makers > could add 9 mL (would they really take the time to add it? I don't know if I care) of > product to each 591 mL bottle and call it 600 mL, with no non-metric labeling. Then, > vending machines throughout America would be dispensing a metric-size-reference icon, with > no vending machine re-tooling required, and only negligible change in the product. > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > www.metric.org > Editor, "Metric Today" > 3609 Caldera Blvd., Apt. 122 > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
