2002-04-15 Oh come now! There can not be more than one true standard cup in FFU. The BWMA would say this is metrickery! You might even get an award for this.
Maybe Han, who seems to have established contact with the BWMA. Han, what would the BWMA say is the TRUE, STANDARD cup? The one that was used in the garden of Eden. Can you find out the answer for us? John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph B. Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, 2002-04-15 20:21 Subject: [USMA:19459] Re: (no subject) > James Freysinger sent me a privcate message: > > >"Joseph B. Reid" wrote: > > >> The Canadian Metric Practice Guide lists the following cups: > >> Canadian 227 mL > >> U.S. 237 mL > >> UK 284 mL > >> > >> These numbers arise from: > >> 4 Canadian cups = 1 imperial quart > >> 4 U,S. cups = 1 U.S. liquid quart > >> 5 British cups = 1 imperial quart > > > > In that case, shouldn't the Canadian cup be 25 % larger than the > >British cup? Or are you saying there are two imperial quarts involved > >here? > > > >Jim > > > Thanks, Jim, for the correcxtion. I should have written > > >> 5 Canadian cups = 1 imperial quart > >> 4 U,S. cups = 1 U.S. liquid quart > >> 4 British cups = 1 imperial quart > > Joseph B.Reid > 17 Glebe Road West > Toronto M5P 1C8 Tel. 416 486-6071 > >
