5 Jul
2012
5 Jul
'12
5:21 p.m.
> When "A pint is a pound, the world
around" ceases to be true,
> the world economies are in big trouble.
On Thu, 5 Jul 2012, Pete Turnbull
wrote:
But it's never been true. A pint here, and
anywhere pints are used
outside the US, is 20 fluid ounces, and a pound is sixteen ounces...
I should point out, that I was taught that in school;
taught that it was a "British saying",
and that "the world around" referred to when
"the sun never sets on the British Empire".
Q: Does being taught WRONG information have a bad effect?
Q: Would charging a pound for a pint (of either size)
help the overall world situation?
BTW, I just received my "international edition"
of 2ed "Art of Electronics". The paper is thin,
but the printing is good. It does not have the TITLE PAGE!
That, and the obverse have information that I find interesting
about the publication history, copyrights, etc.
Are those "international editions" AUTHORIZED reprintings?