I didn't know about the US having fewer ounces to the pint. The whole volume thing must be the exception that proves the rule.
> On 24 June 2018 at 14:00 Mark Roberts <postmas...@robertstech.com> wrote: > > > Bob W-PDML wrote: > > >Extra bonus: I have no idea what a fluid ounce is, and not enough capacity > >left in my head to hold that information. > > Well it's obvious: A fluid ounce is 1/20th of a pint. Except in the > U.S. where it's 1/16th of a pint. A fluid ounce is the same in the > States and the UK about 30 ml) but a UK pint is 20 oz and a US pint is > 16 (and a UK gallon is correspondingly larger than a US gallon. > > That's why you should always get beer and fuel in the UK rather than > the US, so you get more in your pint and your car will get more miles > per gallon! > ;-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
