28 May
2010
28 May
'10
1:46 p.m.
On Fri, 28 May 2010, Chuck Guzis wrote:
Fortunately, drug prescriptions are now written in
metric instead of
drams, minims and scruples. I can remember when they weren't.
Good.
How many people familiar with the unscrupulous computer memory business
would BELIEVE that there are three scruples in every DRAM?
often aren't. A "half pint" of water is
8 liquid ounces in the US,
but 10 in the U.K.
. . .and hence, adhering to recipes creates interesting
regional
variations!