-----Original Message----- From: Barbara and/or Bill Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: April 28, 2002 17:42 Subject: [USMA:19762] RE: Metric Standards and the USMA
>on 4/28/2002 3:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> wines and spirits, for instance, are fixed. The >> former may only be sold in the EU in 25, 37.5, 50, 75 cl bottles > >I find it surprising that the EU prescribes sizes which are 1/4 litre, 3/8 >litre, 1/2 litre and 3/4 litre instead ofsomething like 200 mL, 400 mL, 600 >mL and 800 mL. > >The use of the 3/8 size is especially surprising and it is also repeated in >the allowed masses (in grams) for grains, cereals, dried fruits and >vegetables, and perhaps others. > >And I am flabbergasted (really surprised) at the list for coffee: >57g, 75g, 113g, 125g, 227g, 250g, 340g, 454g, 500g, 680g, 750g or a >multiple of 454g ... etc. Clearly some of this is just hidden POUND >measurements (454 g is a pound and this leads to 227, 113 and 57 grams for >1/2, 1/4, 1/8 pound, and 340 and 640 grams for 3/4 pounds and 1.5 pounds). >And 125, 250 and 750 grams are just 1/4, 1/2 and 3/4 of a kilogram. > >I'm finding this all hard to believe. I thought the EU was metric. These *are* SI indications. IF they were designated 3/4 lbs etc., they would NOT be SI. If the public puts up with irrational package sizes, that is not a fault of SI. D. lorida) > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Do It Easy, Do It Metric! > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
