From: Peter Kirk (peter.r.kirk@ntlworld.com)
Date: Sun Aug 17 2003 - 12:23:06 EDT
On 16/08/2003 21:51, Philippe Verdy wrote:
>Note that USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand are members,
>even if they often can use legally or most usually the British
>system (miles, weight pounds, gallons, degrees Fahrenheit...)
>
>
USA and UK do use this alternative system, except that the US gallon is
different from the British one (exactly 20% smaller I think), but
Australia and New Zealand don't. I saw no sign of any of these
measurements in either of the latter countries, except for a few very
old signs using miles.
-- Peter Kirk peter@qaya.org (personal) peterkirk@qaya.org (work) http://www.qaya.org/
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