On Sun, Feb 25, 2007 at 11:55:21PM +0100, Joe Hart wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Ron Johnson wrote: > > On 02/25/07 16:04, John K Masters wrote: > >> There are three definitions in current use: > > > >> * U.S. liquid gallon is legally defined as 231 in³, which is equal > >> to 3.785411784 liters (exactly) or about 0.13368 cubic feet. This is > >> the most common definition of a gallon. The U.S. fluid ounce is defined > >> as 1/128 of a U.S. gallon. > >> * U.S. dry gallon is one-eighth of a U.S. Winchester bushel of > >> 2150.42 in³, thus 268.8025 in³ (exactly) or 4.40488377086 liters > >> (exactly) > >> * Imperial (UK) gallon is legally defined as 4.54609 litres, which > >> is about 1.2 U.S. liquid gallons. This definition is occasionally used > >> in United Kingdom, and is based on the volume of 10 pounds of water at > >> 62 °F. (A U.S. liquid gallon weighs about 8.33 pounds at the same > >> temperature.) The Imperial fluid ounce is defined as 1/160 of an > >> Imperial gallon. > > > > Those damned Brits can't even get the gallon correct!!! > > > > Might you not have that a bit backwards? The Brits were around long > before the Americans, and have not changed their system. Well, they did > change their monetary system, so normal people could count money. > > Please don't think that the United States of America is the whole world, > or has a right to tell the rest of the world what to do. >
I think Ron was kidding, there's no reason to take an obvious joke like that seriously :) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
