It seems the real easy way to do is in terms of the 1/2 liter bottle. The 1/2 liter bottle has become fairly ubiquitous so why not? "Drink the equivalent of 4 1/2 liter bottles of water a day." It seems simple enough to me.
Phil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Linda D. Bergeron > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 6:50 PM > To: U.S. Metric Association > Subject: [USMA:37176] RE: a glass of water > > I agree that ..."2 lliters of water..." is the best way to say something > like this, but many public health publications still use Fred Flintstone > Units. Hince the opening for confusion. We will have to continue dealing > with this confusion until the US does the right thing by requiring all > public health and safety information to be in SI. > > This will also be a great way to get the public used to thinking in terms > of > the SI and thus encourage them to use it in their own lives. > > Linda > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: "Paul Trusten, R.Ph." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > CC: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:37168] RE: a glass of water > Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:40:03 -0500 > > 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 > > _________________________________________________________________ > Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
