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Article #1735Re: Who Killed the Electric Car?
From: Michael A. Terrell
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:06
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 16:06
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Eeyore wrote: > > Jeroen Belleman wrote: > > > John Fields wrote: > > > Eeyore wrote: > > > > > >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_ounce > > >> Lucky then that almost no-one these days uses them isn't it ? > > > > > > --- > > > You never miss an opportunity to be a nasty little bitch, do you? > > > > > > > Haha! This Wikipedia article is one of the best arguments in > > favour of the metric system I've come across. What a mess! > > At least the British fl oz actually weighs an ounce ! So, the volume changes, depending on what is in the container? > But no-one here > uses them any more. Not for ages in fact. > > We have kept the pint though for certain uses (different to a US pint of > course) for traditional reasons. Asking for 568ml of beer doesn't quite > have the same ring to it. ;~) > > Gaham -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
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