[pct-l] miles vs. kilometers

[awitham at postnetburney.net (Andrew Witham)]

Not so - in England "a pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter"  - a pint
is 20 fl oz in England - consequently a gallon, being eight pints is
proportionally larger than in the USA - but still doesn't explain why I was
paying over $5 / gallon for gas before I immigrated to California seven
years ago.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Phil Baily
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 3:51 PM
To: Daniel Braunstein; pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] miles vs. kilometers

Don't forget "a pint is a pound the world around." I'm not sure that old
children's rhyme is really true exactly, but if it is, a gallon would weigh
8 lbs.




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