Re(2): Units

[Brian Rintoul <Brian_Rintoul@OCCDSB.ON.CA>]

For those that wish to call the system of units, which you (generally
South of the 49th parallel) insist on hanging on to, "English" or
"British."  So your pint has 2 1/2 cups?  Your gallon is equal to 4.55 L
(If that seems out by about 4% even with the previous point taken into
account, we can then get into the volume of those things it takes 8 of to
make a cup!)

Brian


PHYS-L@lists.nau.edu writes:
> At 8:40 AM +0000 10/1/99, Barlow Newbolt wrote:
>
> > Might this not be easier than trying to change the units
> > in all of the lines of code from English units to Metric units?
>                                   ^^^^^^^
>
> Can't we all start trying to get the NAME of this unit system correct?
>
> It should properly be referred to now as the US Customary Unit System.
>
> we can't keep blaming the English since they have had the common
> sense to adopt the metrics!
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