Re: Ounces (was: seed cake)


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Posted by Dave W on February 12, 1999 at 22:56:35:

In Reply to: Re: Ounces (was: seed cake) posted by Robert Hill on February 10, 1999 at 15:36:39:

I suspect this particular thread is rapidly becoming of minority
interest, but would like to finally add the following information from
a fairly recent English (UK) dictionary:

UK ton = 2240 lbs, UK long ton (formerly used) = 2400lbs

US short ton = 2000 lbs, US long ton = 2240 lbs

Hundredweight = 112 lbs avoirdupois; originally was
(and still in US) = 100 lbs.

At least the metric system overcomes all these confusions
and ambiguities !


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