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From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Tue Mar 6 19:22:31 2001

On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Merle K. Peirce wrote:

>
> I just ran across this:
> a speck is 1/4 of a saltspoon.
> a saltspoon is 1/4 of a teaspoon
> 1 wine glass is 1/2 of a gill
> two gills make a cup
>
> And as you can see, we haven't even touched on firkins or hogsheads.

And for those who dislike Kilometers per hour, perhaps furlongs per
fortnight would be more pleasing. The conversion factor is 1670.3232.

                                                 - don
 
> On Tue, 6 Mar 2001, Fred Cisin (XenoSoft) wrote:
>
> > > > > Well Dick, I guess you've never been asked to measure out a pinch
> > > > > or a dab.
> > > > That's a tad more than a smidgin isn't it?
> > > Actually, I think they are all precisely defined in terms of scruples,
> > > aren't they?
> >
> > And to bring this boack on topic:
> > there are three SCRUPLES in a DRAM
> >
> >
>
> M. K. Peirce
>
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
> Shady Lea, Rhode Island
>
> "Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
>
>
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