I asked Bob's Red Mill if they would use metric measurements to their recipes. Their reply was that they were planning to add "weights" not just volume. I'm not sure they understood. I'm still checking.
On Sat, Dec 4, 2021, 1:00 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > Send USMA mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of USMA digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. [USMA 1838] Article on LinkedIn: Why You Should Not Specify > or Purchase Metric Butterfly Valves (Peter Goodyear) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2021 10:04:54 +1100 > From: Peter Goodyear <[email protected]> > To: USMA List Server <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA 1838] Article on LinkedIn: Why You Should Not Specify > or Purchase Metric Butterfly Valves > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi, everyone, > > > I found an article by the Engineering Manager at a valve company < > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fpulse%2Fwhy-you-should-specify-purchase-metric-butterfly-valves-keeling&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C0635304c2a724dd6cf6f08d9b759f948%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637742419329619999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=QvO4Rau10yTNPYJocmZ5Rg0kXbZ%2BktiTI6NjbVf5ank%3D&reserved=0> > telling us that metric butterfly valves don't meet AWWA (American > Waterworks Association) standard C504 and should be avoided. (I think > "metric" is used as a synonym for "imported".) > I don't know if this is article promotes a real concern about standards, a > measure of protectionism for American valve manufacturers, or a dislike of > the metric system. > > I noticed that he compares the American standard which is written > specifically for water valves with a DIN standard for general-purpose > valves. Are there accepted DIN or ISO standards for water valves that would > make a fair comparison? > > Are there any engineers out there who can shed some light on this subject? > > > This has been posted to Reddit?s metric forum and comments (if any) will > be here: > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FMetric%2Fcomments%2Fr8at2d%2Fwhy_you_should_not_specify_or_purchase_metric%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C0635304c2a724dd6cf6f08d9b759f948%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637742419329619999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=J58Q1crBqzMBfrcdrEXLiENkGzP2srq40yXFI3beJBQ%3D&reserved=0 > < > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FMetric%2Fcomments%2Fr8at2d%2Fwhy_you_should_not_specify_or_purchase_metric%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cusma%40lists.colostate.edu%7C0635304c2a724dd6cf6f08d9b759f948%7Cafb58802ff7a4bb1ab21367ff2ecfc8b%7C0%7C0%7C637742419329619999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=J58Q1crBqzMBfrcdrEXLiENkGzP2srq40yXFI3beJBQ%3D&reserved=0 > H0dmLi0Ml0D2uM4Z3sDyGcKzR1Jk%3D&reserved=0> > > > Best wishes, > > Peter Goodyear, > > Melbourne, Australia > e-mail: [email protected] > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/private/usma/attachments/20211204/82e15701/attachment.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > USMA mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.colostate.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/usma > > > ------------------------------ > > End of USMA Digest, Vol 73, Issue 2 > *********************************** >
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