One of the quirks (irritations?) of the British system is that bottled beer is sold in metric quantities, but draught beer is sold by the pint.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Pat Naughtin Sent: 16 August 2010 09:50 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:48383] Pint 500 millilitres Dear All, I found this quote: Our bottles are now in 500 ml which fit into a pint glass. at http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/minor-british-institutions -the-pint-2049768.html I think that this supports the view that if you order a 'pint' of beer in an English pub you only get 500 millilitres of liquid beer rather than the advertised pint that is legally defined as 568 mL but is not supplied as 568 mL. Cheers, Pat Naughtin Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com <http://www.metricationmatters.com/> for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
