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Default What are currently your best saving tips ?
On 16/05/2010 22:34, S Viemeister wrote:
> 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...

Nor even is the Imperial fluid ounce equal to the US fluid ounce...

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