It's the weight of 1 ream (500 sheets) of 17" x 22". In terms of everyday use, it's the weight of 4 reams of letter size (8.5" x 11").
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Behalf Of Daniel >Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 09:59 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:34050] Re: Specification of paper > > >In SI terms, the specification is a mass density; that is so many >grams per >square meter of paper. But in English, it is just a weight. Where is the >area the weight is distributed over? Is it 24 lb per square yard >or square >foot or inch or what? > >Or does the pounds not relate to anything and are just trade sizes? > >Dan > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, 2005-08-24 00:15 >Subject: [USMA:34032] Re: Specification of paper > > >> Just a small note. >> >> I regularly buy HP LaserJet paper. Although it gives the "24 lb" >> specification, with the metric equivalent in parentheses, the >latter is in >> the correct form, namely 90 g/m². (That's a superscripted 2 after the m, >> in >> case we have incompatible encoding.) They do omit the space, though. >> >> Bill Potts, CMS >> Roseville, CA >> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Behalf Of Remek Kocz >>>Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 19:22 >>>To: U.S. Metric Association >>>Subject: [USMA:34027] Re: Specification of paper >>> >>> >>>Bravo Pat! I have to say, that I really applaud your untiring efforts >>>to promote the metric system and its _proper_ usage. I suppose that >>>in the overwhelmingly metric Australia, the challenge is a little bit >>>easier than here in the US, where things are just the opposite. I >>>suppose though, that obstinacy and ingrained habits, are incredibly >>>hard to fight, no matter where in the world one finds himself. >>> >>>Remek >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.15/80 - Release Date: >2005-08-23 >> >> >
