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From: atbowler@thinkage.on.ca (Alan Bowler)
Subject: Re: degrees Celsius
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In article <32E4842B.386D@eurocontrol.fr> Peter Hullah <Peter.Hullah@eurocontrol.fr> writes:
>
>Hang on - I think that, if you remove conversions into metric and back
>again
>(and the approximations) you'll find that 1 US pint = 16 fluid ounces =
>1 lb.
>Perhaps the Americans' "std conditions" are different from yours!
>

Which US pint?  There are two.  In the US the liquid and dry measures
are different sizes (1 liquid US quart != 1 dry US quart).
