2000-12-21
If you noticed in some of my previous postings, I mentioned
this practice of covering up SI with labels. It seems US companies make SI
only rational products for export. If for some reason they have overstock,
they try to sell it in the US market. Someone sticks a label over the SI
showing FFU only and MADE in USA.
125 mL, using the 29.5 mL conversion
would be 4.2 fl. oz. So, the 6.4 is not a fl oz. I've seen that 6.4
oz size before, which proves that the container is designed for a 125 mL
volume. Lets work this further. 6.4 oz is 181 g. 181 g/125 ml,
gives a density of 1.448 g/ml (or 1 448 kg/m�)
for the toothpaste. I've seen 8.2 oz 232 g size before.
232/1.448 yields 160 mL. I have in front of me a tube of Aquafresh all at
7.7 oz /218 g. 218/1.448 is 150 mL. A 100 mL size would be labelled
as 5.1 oz 145 g.
So, it seems to prove that toothpaste containers are
actually rational metric in volume measure and the odd masses comes from
converting the volume to a mass. I'm sure different types of toothpaste
have different densities, but wouldn't be that far off.
Does anyone
else know of any other sizes not mentioned here to see if this theory holds true
100 %
John
Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der
irrt�mlich glaubt frei zu sein.
There are none more hopelessly enslaved
then those who falsely believe they are free!
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(1749-1832)
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In a message dated Thu, 21 Dec 2000 12:11:32 PM
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<< 2000-12-21
I remember when going
outside the US that toothpaste was in rational
millilitres, with 100 mL
being the most common size. In the US, weight
(FFU)/mass (SI) is
used and neither are rational. I wonder if the
US
volume
size is the same as international...
Quite
possibly, John.
I remember seeing an imported tube of toothpaste
(from where?) labeled
"125mL", with a sloppily applied "6.4 oz." thrown
askew over it.
Randi Radcliff
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