Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Any hybrid daily drivers out there?

[Paul Bennett (pbennett]

My wife talking with my MDs wife in England turned to 
me to settle an argument:  One says quart larger than a liter
other says quart is smaller than liter.  I said they are both right.
Imperial quart is 20% larger than American quart - liter is in the middle.

>Oh yeah - one of those questions, eh?  Similar to what weighs more - a pound 
>of feathers or a pound of gold.  Of course there are two different weight 
>scales and as a result the feathers weigh more.

I like 'avoirdupois', it sounds dirtier than Troy.   1 Troy ounce = 24 scruples.