Re: [OT] Imperial measures
On Tue, 2011-10-04 at 23:51 +0100, Wolodja Wentland wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 04, 2011 at 15:25 -0400, Doug wrote:
>
> > The US pint is 16 ounces, and the US quart and gallon are based on that.
> > 32 oz. = 1 qt; 4 qts. = 1 gal.
> > That's why the British gallon is 5 US quarts, or 4 British quarts.
> > The ounce is the same size, or almost. (As wiki says, research is needed.)
> > I'm not really sure of the history, but I *think* that all pints
> > were once 16 ounces, thus the expression, "A pint's a pound, the world
> > around." Therefore, it would seem that the US, being the colony,
> > kept on using the old measure, while the mother country modified it.
> > (Since the Brits like their "pint" of ale, it is logical that they
> > would take steps to get more ounces in their pint!)
> >
> > The fluid ounce is not exactly 1 avoirdupois ounce, but it must be
> > close, because of that saying. Also, one US gallon of water weighs
> > just about 8 pounds.
>
> Interesting read ... but seriously: WTF?
>
> /me prefers litre and
> (kilo)gram :)
As long as they aren't stored on the hips, I prefer it too :p. 1l of
water (at "normal" pressur, temparature etc.) = 1kg, so they are good
measuring units, since everybody is able to understand the relation.
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