Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/01

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: [Leica] Re: Units <OT>
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 08:53:17 -0700

Sounds like you guys were the mathematicians on the recent crispie Mars
probe...  ;-)

Jim

At 11:38 AM 10/1/99 -0400, Dan Post wrote:
>Unless you use Troy weights, and then it's 12 ounces to the pound!
>I am still sorting out gills, jacks, pouds, tuns, firkins, and pennyweights!
>Dan , six pounds of.... stuff, in a 5 pound bag!

>----- Original Message -----
>From: <Ruralmopics@aol.com>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/1/99 1:33:53 AM, timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca writes:
>>
>> << (who grew up learning there were 12 pennies in a shilling and 20
>shillings
>>
>> in a Pound)
>>
>> Over here you only have to give 16 ounces for a pound
>>
>> Bob (what's the meter) McEowen