Frank and Ernest by Thaves for December 31, 2010
December 30, 2010
January 01, 2011
Transcript:
Frank says, "After long delays, we're ready to open just in time for the New Year's fitness resolutions." Ernest says, "The weight is over!"
Rockngolfer, Approximately true within about 1 ounce weight for U.S. liquid pint (= 28 7/8 cubic inches) and avoirdupois pound (= 453 grams), but way off when it’s an Imperial pint (= 34.678 cu in) or U.S. dry pint (= 33.6 cu in) or troy pound (= 373 grams) or French pound or….
And a pound of gold actually is lighter than a pound of feathers because gold is weighed in troy measure which differs from avoirdupois (the U.S. “regular” weight units)
Our U.S. measures are so much more fun than those metric units.