Re: [pct-l] When's an ounce not and ounce?

[Bighummel@aol.com]

I just had to laugh at this one:

Water has a specific gravity of 1 and all other liquids are heavier or lighter
?  Huh?  
Isn't this obvious?

Let's see, methyl alcohol has a specific gravity of 0.810 and all other 
liquids are heavier or lighter also!  Uh, the same is nearly true for every 
liquid!  

I do suppose that there may be some cleverly concocted liquids that can be 
made to have the exact same specific gravity and . . . there must be a liquid 
that has a specific gravity greater than any other, so it wouldn't be true 
for it and . . . there must be a liquid that has a specific gravity less than 
any other, so it wouldn't be true for it either, but . . .  other than those 
. . . 

Perhaps what you meant to say, IIMBSBTS, is that any liquid with a specific 
gravity of less than 1 is lighter than water and any liquid with a specific 
gravity that is greater than 1 is heavier than water.  Of course, this can 
also be said for any liquid by substituting in the name of the liquid and its 
specific gravity.

The ramblings of a lunatic.  Sorry

Greg "Strider" Hummel
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