On Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:38:18 +0100, Stephen wrote:

> On 03/10/2011 5:13 PM, Darren New wrote:
>> Impress your metric friends with this obscure knowledge,
> 
> Impress them even more. ;-)
> 
> 1 Imperial beer barrel = 240 real pints = 288 US pints.

Nah, even more impressive:

1 cup:

"Standard" in the US:  237 ml
"Nutrition Label" in the US:  240 ml
In the UK:  284 ml

Or in answer to the question:  Which weighs more, an ounce of feathers or 
an ounce of gold?

(Answer:  an ounce of gold, because it's a troy ounce, not a 'normal' 
ounce)

Jim

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