Steve,

On the contrary, this is the fault of the imperial system.

If you drink one litre of 4.5% beer/cider whatever, you have consumed 4.5
units on alcohol.  If you drink 500 ml of beer/cider, you will have drunk
2.25 units of alcohol (half of 4.5).  If you drink one pint of 4.5%
beer/cider, you will have drunk 4.5*0.568 units (quick where is the
calculator) units of alcohol.

QED.


I fully accept what you say about drink-drive.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Humphreys [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: 02 August 2007 11:53
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
Subject: RE: [USMA:39227] RE: Metric only labeling

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When you have a pint of beer or cider you cannot tell how many units you are

drinking.
This is not the fault of the imperial measurement system.

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