On Sat, 23 Mar 2002 10:08:50 -0500, "Duncan Bath"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: March 23, 2002 08:51
>Subject: [USMA:19003] Re: Crummy Canadian labeling
>
>>On Mon, 18 Mar 2002 16:28:17 -0500, "Nat Hager III"
>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>>But it is really annoying. I enjoy Guinness Stout, which is invariably
>>>labeled "14.9 Fl Oz" with no SI whatsoever. It isn't even a number you can
>>>easily triple and add zero, to convert to ml!
>
>But, it's probably the anaemic British Fl.Oz.!

Unlikely! 14.9 US FL OZ = 441 ml. 440 ml is a standard size for canned
UK beers.

Chris

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