Yes I am aware. Still don't like it.
> On Oct 27, 2020, at 07:35, Ressel, Howard R (DOT) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > You might not like it but no space is improper notation. Ref. SI-10 American > National Standard for > Metric Practice > > 3.5.1.1 Overview > The SI provides defined units and their symbols to enable expression of the > value of quantities of interest. > Those quantity value statements normally are in the form of an equation, with > the quantity symbol on the > left of the equation (or inequality) sign and the value on the right. The > values are in the form of a product of > a number and a unit symbol, separated by a space, which denotes > multiplication. > The symbols for units, quantities, and dimensions are distinguished from each > other by their typeface. > > Howard > > > From: Brian White <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 10:08 AM > To: Ressel, Howard R (DOT) <[email protected]> > Cc: USMA List Server <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [USMA 1580] Re: And now for something completely different > > ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments > or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. > > > I never liked the space. 1.5L vs 1.5 L. 500mL vs 500 mL. > > > On Oct 27, 2020, at 05:21, Ressel, Howard R (DOT) <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Interesting, we had metric milk for a while years ago (Wegmans) but the new > bottles were not very well received (not because of the metric labels) so > they went back to the traditional packages. Too bad they changed too many > things at once. > > It be interesting to see if the filling machine for the milk on the right is > calibrated in Liters, assuming the fill volume is > metric, someone should write them and suggest the 1.5 L go first as it is > obviously the standard measurement on the package vs the equivalent in oz. > The actual volume should always go first with the equivalent second. Also > the need to add a space after the 1.5 but one problem at a time. > > Howard > > From: USMA <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Henschel > Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 6:22 PM > To: USMA List Server <[email protected]>; Don Hillger > <[email protected]>; Benham, Elizabeth (Fed) <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA 1574] And now for something completely different > > ATTENTION: This email came from an external source. Do not open attachments > or click on links from unknown senders or unexpected emails. > > > Now remember how tightly regulated milk is, and yet here we see both 1.74 > (could be 1.75 with a little more fill) and 1.5 liter sizes. In both cases, > the silly numbers are the ounce designations, not the metric designations. > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma
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