Geez, Bill.

A pipette is a small pipe.

A pippet is a small pipette.

The Italians have an even shorter one called the (drum roll, please) ... 
picolopippeto.

Jim

On Monday 11 July 2005 23:30, Bill Potts wrote:
> What the heck's a pippet?
>
> Or do you mean pipette?
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Behalf Of Nat Hager III
> >Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 16:03
> >To: U.S. Metric Association
> >Subject: [USMA:33512] RE: German measurement practices
> >
> >>>For example, beverages are labeled in liters only (Coca Cola and
> >
> >bottled water are bottled in 0,2 ml, 0,5 ml, and 0,7 ml, using the comma
> >as a decimal marker.
> >
> >
> >Sounds more like a microliter pippet, Germans must not be very thirsty.
> >I know, they're saving up for their beer!
> >
> ><g>
> >Nat

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