[USMA:50477] Coffee mug

[Pat Naughtin]

Dear All, This is the mug I use for my coffee (note the internal stains). I have emphasised the level mark on the outside to show how honest levels can be served in a beer mug that is not transparent. This mark is the origin of the English word, "pint", as it seems to have come from the "paint" mark initially used (since the 1100s) to show the honest level for beer. See how a generous allowance is made in this German mug for froth above the 0.5 L mark. This is in contrast to the English custom of serving beer in a transparent glass that can only hold a pint if filled to the rim of the glass. In my experience English pubs fill to about the 0.5 L level (500 mL) allowing for about 70 mL of froth to achieve the 568 mL that the English glass must hold in English law. Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS 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 for more metrication information, contact Pat at pat.naugh...@metricationmatters.com or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.