I agree that ..."2 lliters of water..." is the best way to say something
like this, but many public health publications still use Fred Flintstone
Units. Hince the opening for confusion. We will have to continue dealing
with this confusion until the US does the right thing by requiring all
public health and safety information to be in SI.
This will also be a great way to get the public used to thinking in terms of
the SI and thus encourage them to use it in their own lives.
Linda
----Original Message Follows----
From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
CC: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:37168] RE: a glass of water
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:40:03 -0500
Great exchange of ideas, Linda and Phil. I vote for just plain two liters of
water per day, or two one-liter bottles of water. This is a *reproducible*
measurement of daily water intake, whereas, according to the manufacturers
of
those two drinking vessels sold at Walgreens, the daily quota of water
becomes
uncertain, and varies as much as 2200-1890 = 310 mL. This is why the whole
bunch of us here are in quest of a true standard of measurement for the
United
States. Too often in U.S. culture, we talk about measurement, but never
quite
get around to doing it well.
Quoting "Linda D. Bergeron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> While growing up in Northern Virginia, I was raised with the
understanding
> that a "glass" was "8 fluid ounces...", in other words "one cup". Which
is
> in line with Phil's statement.
>
> Linda
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Phil Chernack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
> Subject: [USMA:37162] RE: a glass of water
> Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:46:05 -0400
>
> Truth of the fact is that you should have around 2 L of fluid per day.
It
> is, as you say a guideline. The fluid can come in whatever form you want
> from your morning cup of coffee to the afternoon bottle of water.
"Glasses"
> generally refers to around 250 mL.
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf
> > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:22 PM
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Subject: [USMA:37161] a glass of water
> >
> > Putting aside the value of drinking 8 "glasses" of water a day, it
seems
> > that the makers of those large plastic driinking water containers we
> > health-minded people use don't know exactly what a "glass" is. I
suppose
> > that,generally, a "glass" in the U.S. is one U.S. cup of 240 mL. But,
> this
> > afternoon at a local Walgreens, I found two different drinking cup
> > products
> > in an end cap basket full of them. One type was made in Chino,
> California,
> > USA, and was labeled "64 oz" (sic) and "1.89 L." The other, country of
> > origin unclear, was labeled "2.2 L (74 oz)." The labels on each
stated
> > that
> > each contained the recommended 8 glasses of water people should drink
per
> > day. On that basis, the former container yields a 236 mL "glass,"
while
> > the
> > latter yields a 275 mL "glass."
> >
> > I suppose these products are designed only for approximate
measurement,
> > but
> > when it comes down to cases, the measurement is sloppy, with an
inexact
> > term, "glass." We also have the term "ounce" once again misused, since
> > "ounce" refers to weight, not volume (fluid ounce).
> >
> > It seems that, when it comes to mass marketing, consumers don't care
> about
> > exact measurement, but they do care about size.
> >
> >
> >
> > Paul Trusten, R.Ph.
> > Public Relations Director
> > U.S. Metric Association, Inc.
> > www.metric.org
> > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apt. 122
> > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >
> >
>
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