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Interesting article. Thanks for posting it . I haven't seen any packages being sold with solely metric units on them though from what I can recall of my trips to various stores. I've seen packages with the metric label first like dishwasher soap book tape and several other items, but never metric o
I haven't seen U.S. metric-only labeling (it is not legal yet), but I have
certainly seen metric-only advertising. Store marquees and shelf tags hawk
liter-sized beverages. I even saw a convenience store marquee that was thinking
decimal metric when it said "Ozarka Spring Water 0.5 LITER." W
You are correct that the “rule of
1000” should apply but I have not seen it on bottled water. I drink
Poland Springs and the bottles are labeled “.5 liter” with the
wrapping stating ½ liter bottles. My guess is that the marketing folks seem to
think that most people will recognize and vis
I would also liike to see the Coke bottles in 600mL packages. Somehow that 591mL number bothers me. The one thing I think might be a little weird is that Americans are used to buying milk by the gallon and if you rounded it up to a four liter bottle it wouldnt fit in my fridge so I wonder if they'd
Perhaps if the 4-liter container was tall and slender?? Or, maybe it should
be 3-liter, like Ocean Spray juices have become. Ocean Spray and others
found that a 3-liter bottle is lighter to carry than the 3.785 liter, and
can be designed to fit in the inside compartment of the refrigerator d
Carleton, sir:
The reference to the ball in Times Square that I made was that everyone
knows what happens when the ball gets to the bottom of the pole: Happy New
Year, the new day/month/year, and that happens at , not 0001 which is
why it goes 2359 to and not 2359 to 2400 to 0001.
L
Hello All,
Some US products are already labeled only in metric
units. The Utah-based Young Living therapeutic essential oils company uses
nothing but milliliters in their labeling and advertising.
Also, Part 15 AM realty transmitters (0.1 watt
Medium Wave transmitters that US and Canad
In Upstate New York we have Wegman's and Tops grocery stores, both of which have pretty extensive ethnic aisles with packaged food from around the world. Many of these items have metric-only labeling. On the "mainstream" shelves, I've only seen an occasional brand of olive oil that was metric-onl
Title: Re: [USMA:37405] Re: Losing the battle by inches | Chicago Tribune
Dear Mike,
I have interspersed some remarks (in blue).
On 22/10/06 3:34 AM, "Mike Millet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I would also liike to see the Coke bottles in 600mL packages. Somehow that 591mL number bothers me.
Even in Canada the 591 mL is used rather than 600 mL. On a recent visit, I saw a promotional display at a store, luring customers with "Get a free candy bar with any 591 mL product." Considering the fantastic job the Canadian dairy industry has done (4 L, 2 L, 1 L, and 250 mL milk cartons; 2 L co
Hello. I would like to comment on 4 l milk jugs not
fitting in fridge doors in the states. In Canada where i live the 4 l jug fits
in the fridge door. My wife and i have purchased 1 gal milk jugs from the states
and they fit in the fridge door just the same as the 4 l jug. I could be wrong
b
Two thoughts.
The “20
oz” Coke bottles could probably hold 600 mL without any change.
Some years ago when I was in Canada I bought 600 mL
bottles. The last time I bought one (Victoria, 2003) it was a 591 mL
bottle.
Costco
recently got new milk bottles. T
>From the pictures I've seen they appear slightly taller than the gallon
sized jug. Is the 4 litre container more common in western Canada?
http://messybeast.com/images/freescoop2.jpg (4 litre)
I recall milk being sold in plastic "bags" throughout quebec. IIRC they
went up to 4 litres and the s
Great comments all, As far as the centimeter versus millimeter factors I suppose I'm just going to have to start getting used to it. Upon further reflection I think the reason I'm more comfortable with centimeters is that 25cm is somehow related to an inch measure in that there are no zero's usuall
I've actually seen another product with metric only measures on it. My Timex watch which I wear every day has a 50m water resistance mark on it. No US Customary units. Doesn't that somehow violate federal law? If it does then watch makers have been doing so with impunity for years because every wa
On Saturday 21 October 2006 18:27, Pat Naughtin wrote:
> About half of the world's nations use a comma as a decimal marker and the
> other half use a dot (period or full stop) as their decimal markers. The
> only argument that I have seen to support either of these is that the comma
> uses a little
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