Yet another reason for finally getting approval for voluntary metric-only labelling (via the FPLA). Rational metric sizes almost never get corrupted in this way and a shift to metric-only labels would almost certainly eventually result in rational metric sizes.
Ezra -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Stephen Gallagher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Today, in Toronto, I purchased a can of US made Benjamin Moore paint. > > It is a standard sized , 1 U.S. gallon can of paint, although the > label > is designed for the Canadian market, as the wording is bilingual > English and French, and the volume is listed solely in litres. > > There is an obvious typographical error on the label, in that it > says the volume is 3.67 L, instead of the more proper 3.78 L. > > My guess is that rather than being a miscalculation, the label > designer, or whomever actually input the label design, had > their fingers on the wrong keys and instead of hitting the 78 > they mistakenly hit 67. >
