Gabby wrote:

"Ole Kvaal" wrote in message
...

I thought even you folks across the Northern Sea would measure
drinks in centiliters (cc)


cc is the abbreviation for 'cubic centimeter' -- the equivalent of 1
milliliter. The abbreviation for centiliter is cl

Yup, you're both (you and Chris J) quite right. I was a bit too eager in
trying to demonstrate the superiority of the metric system.

ole k
(still slightly anglophile, though)

What is a centileter? 10 ml (10 x 100 = 1000 (1 L) ?

john

drinks in centiliters (cc) which is off course also built on the metric
system, but then, I could be wrong. Come on, and keep up with the rest
of us :-).
Sorry if all this is moving away from the bodum or not to bodum question.

Regards,
Ole K,
Trondheim,
Norway

What is a centileter? 10 ml (10 x 100 = 1000 (1 L) ?

john

drinks in centiliters (cc) which is off course also built on the metric
system, but then, I could be wrong. Come on, and keep up with the rest
of us :-).
Sorry if all this is moving away from the bodum or not to bodum question.

Regards,
Ole K,
Trondheim,
Norway

What is a centileter? 10 ml (10 x 100 = 1000 (1 L) ?

john

drinks in centiliters (cc) which is off course also built on the metric
system, but then, I could be wrong. Come on, and keep up with the rest
of us :-).
Sorry if all this is moving away from the bodum or not to bodum question.

Regards,
Ole K,
Trondheim,
Norway

So instead of saying "Hey baby, give me a cup of tea" you'd say "Hey baby,
give me 2.365 deciliters of tea." ??? I don't believe that!


"Lars Mehlum" wrote in message
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On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:12:30 GMT, Falky foo
wrote:

.. but who measures stuff in
deciliters?

Probably everyone who has never been part of the British Empire, i.e. most
of the world?

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So instead of saying "Hey baby, give me a cup of tea" you'd say "Hey baby,
give me 2.365 deciliters of tea." ??? I don't believe that!


"Lars Mehlum" wrote in message
news
On Sun, 15 Aug 2004 09:12:30 GMT, Falky foo
wrote:

.. but who measures stuff in
deciliters?

Probably everyone who has never been part of the British Empire, i.e. most
of the world?

--
Lars Mehlum

Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

"Falky foo" wrote in message
m...
So instead of saying "Hey baby, give me a cup of tea" you'd say "Hey baby,
give me 2.365 deciliters of tea." ??? I don't believe that!

Not likely that he'd use deciliters when ordering tea but then again, 'a cup
of tea' identifies the container, not the amount since cups vary greatly in
size and you could get your tea in a fancy 'odd cup & saucer' type cup for
about 4 or 5 ounces or a mug containing 12 ounces.

Gabby

Thanks everyone for your both useful, and metrically education grin
feedback.

In the end, as between the Bodum and the Philips, I decided that having
it tell me when it had boiled (the little bell) was reallly important to
me. Usually we set the water on, then go back to work at our computers
and get immersed and lost in work, so having that signal is really good
for us.

So I picked one up (couldn't find one anywhere - finally checked Target
- they were out, but I begged and the nice manager let me have the floor
model. grin.

We really like it. It boils 6 1/2 cups of water in 4 minutes, 12 in
about 6.

It takes a few seconds after reaching boiling to ding and shut off, so
if you get one, don't think that it won't do it (like we did) - it just
takes a moment.

Anne

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Thanks everyone for your both useful, and metrically education grin
feedback.

In the end, as between the Bodum and the Philips, I decided that having
it tell me when it had boiled (the little bell) was reallly important to
me. Usually we set the water on, then go back to work at our computers
and get immersed and lost in work, so having that signal is really good
for us.

So I picked one up (couldn't find one anywhere - finally checked Target
- they were out, but I begged and the nice manager let me have the floor
model. grin.

We really like it. It boils 6 1/2 cups of water in 4 minutes, 12 in
about 6.

It takes a few seconds after reaching boiling to ding and shut off, so
if you get one, don't think that it won't do it (like we did) - it just
takes a moment.

Anne

--
I am: Mom, Attorney, Columnist, Advocate for Fathers and Against Spam
http://www.accidentalevangelist.com (Personal blog)
http://www.aunty-spam.com (Anti-Spam blog)
http://www.dadsrights.org (Fathers' Rights site)