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To: ameribbean expat
Metric (base 10) has certain advantages but works poorly with certain things.

Ounces of liquid measure, for example, halve nicely:
128 oz. = 1 Gallon
64 oz. = 1 half Gallon
32 oz. =1 Quart
16 oz. = 1 Pint
8 oz. = 1 Cup (or half Pint)
4 oz. = 1 half Cup
2 oz. = 1 quarter Cup
1 oz. = 1 Ounce
.5 oz. = 1 Tablespoon

The Founding Fathers of the United States were wise to be the first to adopt the base 10 system with our money but wisely avoided it with other measurements.

46 posted on 09/16/2021 2:28:33 PM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

16 oz = 1 pint which also is approximately 1 pound by weight (actually ~ 1.04 pounds, but close enough for most engneering work).


51 posted on 09/16/2021 2:50:59 PM PDT by FMBass (USN DE-1074 NNTaleb fan )
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To: T.B. Yoits

How many cups in a gallon? What does a teaspoon weigh?


76 posted on 09/16/2021 4:02:21 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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