<OT> Re: Unity ROCKS not!!!

[Ric Moore]

On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 15:26 -0400, Tom H wrote: 
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:50 PM, 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.
> >
> > US Gallon = 4 quarts
> > Imperial Gallon = 5 quarts
> > Mileage in Imperial Gallons = 38.75
> > How does that contrast with current european[real world] mileage?
> 
> Not quite (for the Imperial gallon). It's 1 Imperial Gallon = 4
> Imperial Quarts = 4.8 US Quarts

Heh, kinda like the butcher with a finger on the scale. You all over
there, are losing out on 8/10's of a quart, in a gallon, and then brag
about your unit of measure being better? Who-wee! That was pretty slick
marketing by someone. On top of that they charge you all MORE for a less
than full US gallon? <cackles> Ric


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