On 12/03/2016 1:30 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> On 3/12/2016 8:32 AM, graham wrote:
>> A client asked me how big a sample of drill cuttings I needed for
>> 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
>
> Oilmen don't know a tablespoon from a hole in the ground.

You'd be surprised how highly educated and cultured many of them are!
I haven't met an old-style, cowboy-boot-wearing, cigar-chomping
caricature in over 30 years.