On Sat, 12 Mar 2016 11:32:21 -0700, graham > wrote:

>A client asked me how big a sample of drill cuttings I needed for

Drill cuttings?

>processing so I told him about one tablespoon. From a subsequent memo,
>it was obvious that he thought that that was 1-2ml! I told him that it
>should be 15ml but he didn't believe me.
>It put me in mind to check the actual capacities of the spoon set that I
>have, a set of what I though was of decent quality. I weighed spoons of
>water and found the following:
>1Tbsp = 13 ml (not15ml)
>1tsp = 5ml (accurate)
>1/2tsp = 3ml.
>
>Of course there's no guarantee that any replacement spoon set would be
>accurate. My measuring cups are within the limits of the meniscus except
>for the 1/3 cup which is close to 90ml.
>Some might think that this is "anal" but if you stop asking questions,
>you might as well move into a nursing home!
>Graham