01-12-16 12:18 Alan Zisman wrote to Holger Granholm about UPS Battery   
   Howdy! Alan,   
      
    AZ> @MSGID: <569587D0.14678.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    AZ> On 2016-01-09 6:51 AM, Holger Granholm -> Ed Vance wrote:   
      
      
    HG> There are differences that you may not be aware of, in both length and   
    HG> volumes between english = Imperial(UK) and US specifications.   
      
    HG> An US gallon is 3.78 litres, while an UK gallon is 4.55 litres.   
    HG> A UK mile is 1.61 kilometres or backwards 1 km is 0.62 UK mile.   
    HG> In my Weights and Measurements Table, the Length of a US mile isn't   
    HG> mentioned.   
      
      
    AZ> US and UK miles are identical. 'Nautical miles' however, are different   
    AZ> from land miles: "exactly 1,852 meters (about 6,076 feet)" compared to   
    AZ> 5280 feet for land miles - in both the US and UK.   
      
    AZ> In Canada, metric measurements are supposed to be used, though US   
    AZ> measurements are typically used on building supplies because the market   
    AZ> for these is North America-wide. The result is that packaged grocers   
    AZ> often have odd package-sizes, with what would be a US-standard size is   
    AZ> converted to an odd sounding number of millilitres or grams.   
      
   As Holger wrote "An US gallon is 3.78 litres", I've see that on Milk bottles   
   too, and that and the 68F/20C temperature difference are stuck in my head.   
      
   I bought Gasoline for my car when I was on the Canadian side of Niagra Falls   
   and iirc the Gas Pump showed Canadian Gallons (UK Litres) on it.   
      
    AZ> Even when working just in metric, confusion can occur. In Canada, for   
    AZ> instance, beer bottles and servings are measured in millilitres - 375   
    AZ> ml, for instance - which confused me (and the server) the first time I   
    AZ> was asked what size beer I wanted in France, where the serving size is   
    AZ> in centilitres. 375 CL is a very large glass!   
      
   You would only need to order One Glass of beer in France and that would be   
   enough for all day, and probably one, two or three more days.   
      
      
   ... Bad Day: Your pet rock snaps at you.   
   --- MultiMail/MS-DOS v0.49   
   --- SBBSecho 2.12-Linux   
    * Origin: CCO BBS - capcity2.synchro.net - 1-502-875-8938 (1:2320/105.1)