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Odd and inconsistent product descriptions
We highlight an oddity in Waitrose product description and pricing, recently picked up in an article on msn. And no, this is not a belated April fool story. Likes(23)Dislikes(16)
Posted in Consumer affairs
Tagged capacity, empty, full, jam, jars, mass, volume, Waitrose
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The curse of conversion factors
In this article, Ronnie Cohen looks at lists of plausible conversions in both directions between imperial units still in use in the UK and metric units. Likes(0)Dislikes(0)
Posted in Consumer affairs, Education, General, Media, Road signs, Technical
Tagged area, both, capacity, combination, combinations, conversion, conversions, directions, energy, factor, factors, length, mass, power, pressure, table, tables, temperature, unit, units, volume
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How US labelling requirements undermine honest labelling in the UK
On EU product labels, metric units are mandatory whereas non-metric units are optional. On US product labels, both metric and US customary (USC) units are mandatory for most products. So a company that wants to sell a product in the EU … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer affairs, General
Tagged descriptions, EU, fluid ounce, gallon, imperial, labels, pint, products, US, USC, volume
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US customary measures: friend or foe of British traditionalists?
In the early years of the twentieth century, both US customary (USC) and metric measures were seen by some in Britain as threats to the survival of the Imperial system. The end of Empire saw metric supplant Imperial, while USC … Continue reading
Posted in General, History, Technical
Tagged customary, imperial, measure, measurement, metric, traditional, US, volume
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