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 :) -- Wolodja <babi...@gmail.com> 4096R/CAF14EFC 081C B7CD FF04 2BA9 94EA 36B2 8B7F 7D30 CAF1 4EFC
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