In Imperial measure, 8 pints make a gallon and 2 pints make a quart..... US quarts???...
:-) Rob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Harris Sent: 22 May 2007 15:04 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] 15 ns vs. 15 nS Rob Kimberley wrote: > Happy memories... > > I remember being switched half way through my "A" Level Physics course > from cgs to MKS in 1968. > > Legal here in UK to show weights & measures in shops in both metric > and imperial systems. Fuel at petrol (gas) stations sold in litres, > and distance on roads still shown in miles (!!). Never did understand > how the US gallon was smaller than the Imperial one though... > Pretty simple, really, a US gallon is 4 quarts (as in quarters), an imperial gallon is 5 quarts. The real question is when did the imperial gallon pick up the extra quart. -Chuck Harris _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list time-nuts@febo.com https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts
