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>,
Dan Abel > wrote:

> In article >,
> Omelet > wrote:
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> > What I especially like about Metrics is the liquid to solid to weight
> > conversion. 1cc = 1ml = 1gram of liquid. QED!
>
> I like that also, although you need to be a little careful, since it
> really only applies to water. Most kitchen liquids are close enough,
> though. Still, if you are measuring liquid mercury in the lab, don't
> rely on that conversion!

When I was in science, 1ml = 1gram of water at standard temp and
pressure. I see they've monkeyed with it. Now the measurement is
connected with the wavelength shell shifts of electrons in an element
and a good old chunk of something that someone designated as a kilogram
for the hell of it (since it seemed to weigh the same as a kilo of
water?) some time ago.
<http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_g...cubic_centimet
er>
Nothing I ever did required anything close to this level of precision.

leo