Gaspar,

Regarding your statement of October 30th at 1021 hours.

"The fact is neither the avoirdupois pound, nor the fluid pint, nor the dry pint, can be divided by three. So they are no better than 'metrics'".

You better check it out again.

1/3 avdp.lb. = 2560 aM
1/3 fl.pt. = 9.600 cu.in.
1/3 dry pt. = 11.200 cu.in.

How do ya like them apples.

Here's the whole shootin' match.

1/3 avdp.lb. = 2560 aM
1/3 avdp. cup = 1280 aM
1/3 avdp. jill = 640 aM
1/3 avdp. jack = 320 aM
1/3 avdp.oz. = 160 aM
1/3 avdp.tbs. = 80 aM
1/3 avdp.dsp. = 40 aM
1/3 avdp.dr. = 20 aM

1/3 avdp.lb. = 2560 aM
1/3 avdp.oz. = 160 aM
1/3 avdp.dp. = 10 aM

1/3 fl.pt. = 9.600000 cu.in.
1/3 fl. cup = 4.800000 cu.in.
1/3 fl. jill = 2.400000 cu.in.
1/3 fl. jack = 1.200000 cu.in.
1/3 fl.oz. = 0.600000 cu.in.
1/3 fl.tbs. = 0.300000 cu.in.
1/3 fl.dsp. = 0.150000 cu.in.
1/3 fl.dr. = 0.075000 cu.in.
1/3 fl.egs. = 0.050000 cu.in.
1/3 fl.scr. = 0.025000 cu.in.
1/3 fM = 0.001250 cu.in.

1/3 fl.pt. = 2560 fM
1/3 fl. cup = 1280 fM
1/3 fl. jill = 640 fM
1/3 fl. jack = 320 fM
1/3 fl.oz. = 160 fM
1/3 fl.tbs. = 80 fM
1/3 fl.dsp. = 40 fM
1/3 fl.dr. = 20 fM

1/3 dry pt. = 11.200 cu.in.

Need more help? See site:

http://www.weights-and-measures.com

And topics:

old Avoirdupois Weight
New Avoirdupois Weight
Common Fluid Measure & Common Dry Measure

Who is Gaspar? I have never seen his name on this forum.

cole seems to post responses to all his various boards on all his boards. The thing is, this isn't a webring or something.

??????? He's at it again!!!!!

I especially like the line
"How do you like them apples"

Wow, he *really* showed us, especially while referring to some "aM" and "fM" I've never heard of. What is that supposed to be, apart from amplitude and frequency modulation ?

Ralf

I'm guessing "fm" is fluid minims.

Don't you know that FM stands for Frequency Modulation

:-)

Err, martin, see my post *right* above Bryan's.

Back to the point, what is a "minim", apart from Dr. Evil's sidekick with an 'e' missing ?

Ralf

There are 480 minims to the fluidounce.