Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))
Curt Sampson (curt@portal.ca)
15 Oct 1995 13:50:15 -0700
In article <1995Oct15.080050.259@sixpints.demon.co.uk>,
Tony Quinn <tonyquin@sixpints.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Shez (Shez@sv.span.com) wrote:
>
>: (In contrast to the US quart which is defined as the volume occupied
>: by 1lb of strawberries.)
>
>OK.. so how big is a standard Strawberry???
What a silly question! It doesn't matter how big the `standard'
strawberry is, becuase interstitial volume is not included. All
you need to know is the specific density of standard strawberries,
which is obviously 1 lb/quart.
cjs
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