Re: Metric Time (was Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique))
Robert A. Uhl (ruhl@phoebe.cair.du.edu)
17 Oct 1995 15:35:25 GMT
In article <813880535snz@chrism.demon.co.uk>,
Chris Marriott <chris@chrism.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>In article <hatunenDGH61F.Dy0@netcom.com>,
>>DaveHatunen <hatunen@netcom.com> wrote:
>>
>>Oh, things like this bottle of shampoo I have in my shower right
>>now, I'd presume. Made in the US, it proudly sports Imperial
>>measurements, along with a metric measurement for those of us who
>>have trouble converting:
>>
>> 8.7 oz (250 ml)
>
>Huh? How can you equate a unit of mass with a unit of volume?
Sometime last century our government replaced the old sensible
system os two mouthfuls = 1 jigger, 2 jiggers = 1 jack, 2 jacks = 1
jill (or gill), 2 jills = 1 cup &c. with 8 fluid oz. = 1 cup. So a
fl. oz. is a jigger.
Jiggers are still used, esp. when pouring drinks. And cups must be
marked 1/2 cup because few remember what a jill is. Silly. But the
enthusiasts who actually care know. SIgh.
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