Re: misc.metric-system

Pat Norton wrote:
> Mitch wrote:
>
> > bill sykes wrote:
> >
> > > I go in my pub and ask for a Pint of Beer, I'd get kicked out
> > > if I asked for whatever it is in litres.
> >
> > Ask for a half litre, you'll get a bit more than a pint ;-))
>
>
> No he won't. A British pint is more than half a litre. It is a US
> liquid pint that is smaller. British and US importers/exporters have
> never benefited from common labels. A product labelled '1 pint' cannot
> be legal in both countries.
>
> What we need is an international agreement on units ...


How do you mean "international" ie US or everybody but the US.  'Cause 
we already got both of those!!

(Runs, ducking, dodging)

Dan