Re: Unity ROCKS not!!!

On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Liam Proven <lproven@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 10 May 2011 18:50, Ernest Doub <hideserted@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Colin Law <clanlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 10 May 2011 08:54, Chris Jones <jonesc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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31 mpg for a 2010 4-cylinder 2010 car. Thats terrible. The US could do with
catching up with the rest of the world in this area.

Remember that their gallons are smaller than real gallons.  But even
so, you are right.

Colin

US Gallon = 4 quarts
Imperial Gallon = 5 quarts
Mileage in Imperial Gallons = 38.75
How does that contrast with current european[real world] mileage?

Your "quart" is different, too.

Imperial quarts are 4 imperial pints.

Which is why in the civilised world - i.e, everywhere except the USA -
we all use metric now.


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USA is gradually being dragged, clawing and screaming, into the metric system.
More and more products use metric standard fittings so metric measure
is being used to relate to those items.
Weight and volume measure are a whole 'nother story though. 8^(
Still curious as to how the above related US mileage compares to
comparable sized European automobile.

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