"Rodney Pont" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Aug 2004 01:12:19 GMT, RichToyBox wrote:

One of the provlems with the English set of units is one liquid ounce of
water does not weigh one ounce. 16 fluid ounces is a pint and 8 pints is
a
gallon. 16 ounces is pound and a gallon of water weighs 8.33 pounds
instead
of 8.

That's 20 fluid ounces to a pint, at least in England :-)

Which is lighter, a pound of filter beads or a pound of feathers?

Pound of lead or pound of gold?
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Crashj