Sujet : Re: The joy of Democracy
De : lars (at) *nospam* cleo.beagle-ears.com (Lars Poulsen)
Groupes : alt.folklore.computers comp.os.linux.miscDate : 21. Oct 2024, 21:17:21
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On 2024-10-21, Scott Lurndal <
scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:
On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:11:34 -0400, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
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Damn metric quarts! There's nothing to 'em!
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Replacing fifths with 750 ml bottles was another example of shrikflation.
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750ml is fluid 25.36 ounces. 1/5 gallon is 25.60 fluid ounces.
1 gal = 3.8 liter (3800 ml) -> 1/5 of 3800 ml = 760 ml
So yes, 10 ml less per bottle. But 750 ml is an international standard.
The metric quart goes the other direction. (3800 / 4 = 950).
- Lars