Unity ROCKS not!!!

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 19:03 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: 
> On 10 May 2011 18:50, Ernest Doub <hideserted at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> wrote:
> >> On 10 May 2011 08:54, Chris Jones <jonesc at hep.phy.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
> >>> ...
> >>> 31 mpg for a 2010 4-cylinder 2010 car. Thats terrible. The US could do with
> >>> catching up with the rest of the world in this area.
> >>
> >> Remember that their gallons are smaller than real gallons.  But even
> >> so, you are right.
> >>
> >> Colin
> >
> > US Gallon = 4 quarts
> > Imperial Gallon = 5 quarts
> > Mileage in Imperial Gallons = 38.75
> > How does that contrast with current european[real world] mileage?
> 
> Your "quart" is different, too.
> 
> Imperial quarts are 4 imperial pints.
> 
> Which is why in the civilised world - i.e, everywhere except the USA -
> we all use metric now.

Careful, we'll send Ms Clinton back over there... :) Ric

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