In a book that I bought about crossing the Sahara Dessert, the author suggests that one should drink one litre of water per day for every 10 degrees C.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda D. Bergeron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:32 AM Subject: [USMA:37167] RE: a glass of water > 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] > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement >
