18 Oct
2025
18 Oct
'25
1:39 p.m.
On Sat, 2025-10-18 at 01:11 -0400, Ethan Dicks via cctalk wrote:
> and even as a unit of measure, a pint is
ambiguous.
The British pint is 20 floz. US pint is 16 floz. And tbe British floz
is different from the US floz. I think they both weigh one ounce, but
Britain defines the volume at the temperature of maximum water density,
4°C, while USA defines it at 20°C.
With a proper pint glass, there's a mark. Fill to the mark with beer
(not foam) - totally unambiguous.
That mark was the result of a lawsuit (!) between a customer and a
publican. You didn't fill my glass! Yes I did! No you didn't! See you
in court.