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

["R.J. Calliger (510.502.5552)" <calliger@infolane.com>]

At 10:37 PM -0000 11.23.99, Kelly Miller wrote:
>Uhhhh....can you be more specific..?  <<<----- GREAT PUN (did you mean
>that???) :-))) lol
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-pct-l@backcountry.net [mailto:owner-pct-l@backcountry.net]On
>> 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?
>>

Water is the standard is what is meant here! 1.00000 is sg of H20. Period.
Every other liquid at STP (standard temperature and pressure) is
*relative* to that; eg, denser (sg>1.0000) or less than.

Cordially me,

All Wet



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