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5 Sep 2024 03:23:07 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Question about imperial units  
From: clipka
Date: 7 Nov 2009 14:01:52
Message: <4af5c420@news.povray.org>
Warp schrieb:

>>>   Is there a reason that 1 gallon is exactly 231 cubic inches? Was a gallon
>>> first defined in terms of cubic inches? (And why such an arbitrary number
>>> as 231?)
>>>
>>>   Why no such round number with cubic feet? 1 gallon = 0.133680556 cubic feet.
> 
>> 231 cubic inch, actually.
> 
>   Isn't that what I said? Or are you saying that "cubic inches" is incorrect
> and should instead be "cubic inch"?

No, I just shot first and read later :-)


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