On Monday 06 March 2006 19:06, Paul Trusten, R.Ph. wrote: > From, of all places, the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists E-News. > Pat, they dumbed it down---or, rather, "dunged" it down. Again, > ounce-ophrenia: > > "A Sign of the Times. Sakae Shibusawa, an agriculture-engineering > professor at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology said that > his team has successfully extracted 1.4 mL (0.042 ounces) of gasoline from > every 100 g (3.5 ounces) of cow dung by applying high pressure and heat. > The new technology could be a boon for livestock breeders in reducing the > burden of disposing of large amounts of waste, according to the > researchers. "
Very silly, even for someone who's used to ounces. The ouncekeeper (who takes care of wild cats in the pound) would want to know how much you can get out of 10 or 100 ounces or a pound, not 3.5 ounces. If I were writing this, I'd convert the gasoline to grams (after the milliliters), to have two quantities in the same unit, and leave the 100 g alone. phma
