[GZG] weights was Slightly OT - Hypothetical weapon question

1 posts ยท Oct 28 2008

From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:18:08 +0100

Subject: Re: [GZG] weights was Slightly OT - Hypothetical weapon question

> [TomB] Metric makes sense for any form of engineering math. But for

Depends on the type of food, I guess, and on the quantity you buy.

In Germany, "Pfund" (pound) is still used colloquially when buying some food
(e.g.meat), though nowadays it is generally understood to be half a

kilo instead of whatever odd number of Gramms it was in the Kaiser's days.

Greetings Karl Heinz