Message Forum: Re: Metric=5/[9(Customary-32)]

Re: Metric=5/[9(Customary-32)]

Posted By: Nyperold, on host 206.96.180.56
Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 09:56:19
In Reply To: Re: Metric=5/[9(Customary-32)] posted by wintermute on Tuesday, July 17, 2001, at 01:20:22:

>...but there is still a very significant difference between the weights of the pounds.
>
> winter"Ambiguous, but not fatally so"mute

Ah, I was wondering about this. So, to recap, 1 Troy oz. > 1 avoirdupois oz., but 1 avoirdupois lb.(7000 grains) > 1 Troy lb.(5760 grains).

Nyper"The batteries in my calculator are finally low"old