on 4/20/2002 10:06 PM, kilopascal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Don't forget that Florida now allows beer containers to be rational SI up to > 1 L.
Technically it is only "up to" 32 fluid ounces (1 quart), so that a one litre size is not allowed since it is 33.8 fl.oz., just a little more than 32 fl.oz. I have point out this apparently inadvertant problem in the law and my state representative has said that he will bring this to the attention of the aprorpriate committee. I suggested to him that this was merely an "oversight" because the legislature had intended to make all sizes legal (not just metric). They did this by amending a section of the law that had previoulsy governed sizes up to 32 oz. In modifying the law they removed the restriction that had limited sizes to just certain specific ounce sizes (up to 32 oz.). This therefore allowed ANY size, ounces or metric (up to 32 oz.). They unfortunately "forgot" to remove the 32 oz. upper limit in that section of the law when they made the other change. My suggestion to my rep. was to, either: (1) remove the upper limit completely, or (2) change the upper limit to 1 litre (which would still include the old 32 oz. quart but would make 1 litre legal, too). I don't know why an upper limit is necessary at all, but aparently some legislators thought it was so I made the second suggestion in case they didn't like the simpler first one. Regards, Bill Hooper retired physics professor, Florida, USA -------------------------------------- "Simplification" begins with "SI" --------------------------------------
