Great exchange of ideas, Linda and Phil. I vote for just plain two liters of water per day, or two one-liter bottles of water. This is a *reproducible* measurement of daily water intake, whereas, according to the manufacturers of those two drinking vessels sold at Walgreens, the daily quota of water becomes uncertain, and varies as much as 2200-1890 = 310 mL. This is why the whole bunch of us here are in quest of a true standard of measurement for the United States. Too often in U.S. culture, we talk about measurement, but never quite get around to doing it well.
Quoting "Linda D. Bergeron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > While growing up in Northern Virginia, I was raised with the understanding > that a "glass" was "8 fluid ounces...", in other words "one cup". Which is > in line with Phil's statement. > > Linda > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Phil Chernack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:37162] RE: a glass of water > Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:46:05 -0400 > > Truth of the fact is that you should have around 2 L of fluid per day. It > is, as you say a guideline. The fluid can come in whatever form you want > from your morning cup of coffee to the afternoon bottle of water. "Glasses" > generally refers to around 250 mL. > > Phil > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:22 PM > > To: U.S. Metric Association > > Subject: [USMA:37161] a glass of water > > > > Putting aside the value of drinking 8 "glasses" of water a day, it seems > > that the makers of those large plastic driinking water containers we > > health-minded people use don't know exactly what a "glass" is. I suppose > > that,generally, a "glass" in the U.S. is one U.S. cup of 240 mL. But, > this > > afternoon at a local Walgreens, I found two different drinking cup > > products > > in an end cap basket full of them. One type was made in Chino, > California, > > USA, and was labeled "64 oz" (sic) and "1.89 L." The other, country of > > origin unclear, was labeled "2.2 L (74 oz)." The labels on each stated > > that > > each contained the recommended 8 glasses of water people should drink per > > day. On that basis, the former container yields a 236 mL "glass," while > > the > > latter yields a 275 mL "glass." > > > > I suppose these products are designed only for approximate measurement, > > but > > when it comes down to cases, the measurement is sloppy, with an inexact > > term, "glass." We also have the term "ounce" once again misused, since > > "ounce" refers to weight, not volume (fluid ounce). > > > > It seems that, when it comes to mass marketing, consumers don't care > about > > exact measurement, but they do care about size. > > > > > > > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. > > Public Relations Director > > U.S. Metric Association, Inc. > > www.metric.org > > 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apt. 122 > > Midland TX 79707-2872 USA > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Public Relations Director U.S. Metric Association, Inc. Phone (432)528-7724 www.metric.org 3609 Caldera Boulevard, Apartment 122 Midland TX 79707-2872 USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.grandecom.net/~trusten
