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On 5/16/2010 6:31 PM, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:
> On Sun, 16 May 2010 17:24:49 +0100, > wrote:
>> On 16/05/2010 01:08, Lou wrote:
>>> "Tim > wrote
>>>> 6 gallons!?? How bloody big are your dishwashers? 13l is 3.4 US gallons
>>>> or 2.85 imperial gallons.
>>>
>>> I don't know what you mean by "gallon" - that was 6 US gallons, consisting
>>> for 4 quarts of 32 ounces each, not 5 quarts of 40 ounces each.
>>>
>> Since when were there five quarts in gallon of any sort? Wouldn't they
>> be quints?
>
> Yes, but an imperial gallon is four 40oz. quarts, which happens to equal five
> 32oz. quints. Well, close enough (within .1%).
>
But - the Imperial ounce isn't exactly the same as the US ounce...
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