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RE: Regarding Weber Fuel Economy -Reply -Reply

To: Simon.MATTHEWS@st.com
Subject: RE: Regarding Weber Fuel Economy -Reply -Reply
From: Bob Holton <bholton@golden.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 06:55:28 -0500
At 09:07 AM 3/13/97 +0100, you wrote:
>     mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen) wrote:
>     
>     > You're right Ken, I was never any good at math.  The reality is that 
>     > there
>     > are 160 oz. in an Imperial gallon and 128 oz. in a US. gal.  I was  
>     > busily
>     > converting from litres to US quarts and I completely outsmarted 
>     > myself.
>     > Sorry for the confusion.
>     
>     Unfortunately, John, you are still not quite right -- there are 16 
>     fluid oz in a US gallon and 20 in an imperial gallon. HOWEVER, it 
>     appears that the definition of a fluid oz is also not consistent 
>     between the two measurement systems, and a US gallon is approximately 
>     5/6 of an imperial gallon, not 4/5 as you have assumed.
>     
>     Regards,
>             Simon
>
>

>
Sorry Simon,

A Canadian bottle of beer has approx. 12 fluid ounces, I know I can't drink
a gallon(Imperial or U.S.).

Bob


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