Pint's a Pound the World Around?

[scotpens]

One U.S. gallon of water weighs approximately 8.35 pounds, meaning a U.S. pint of water weighs just over a pound -- 16.7 ounces, to be exact.

Imperial pints and gallons I don't know from.

So this pretty much translates to something I've always wondered whether it was true: 1l of water = 1 kg

Yes. In fact, when the metric system was invented, a gram (the basic unit of weight/mass) was originally defined as the weight of one ml (one cubic centimeter) of pure distilled water at maximum density.

 

[Shaytan]

*lost in all those foreign units*

I didn't know that it's that difficult to order a beer in a foreign country

 

[Canadave]

*lost in all those foreign units*

I didn't know that it's that difficult to order a beer in a foreign country

The only thing the imperial system is good for is ordering beer.

 

[Goliath]

*lost in all those foreign units*

I didn't know that it's that difficult to order a beer in a foreign country

It's not that hard.

Just order a 'bottle,' a 'pint,' or a 'pitcher,' depending on how thirsty you are.

 

[Maestro]

Well, a bottle of Spotted Cow is just around a pint, and grocery store cost is $1.17. I pay $2.50 a pint on draught at the local tavern, so it's awful damn close to a pound, although less now that the dollar has gained strength against the pound.

 

[iguana_tonante]

I usally just order "Give me a big one of your best stuff". Worked pretty well so far.

 

[Shaytan]

Just order a 'bottle,' a 'pint,' or a 'pitcher,' depending on how thirsty you are.

A "bottle" is still a draught beer ? Not that I'm interested in beer (who is going to believe that ? )

 

[Canadave]

Well, a bottle of Spotted Cow is just around a pint, and grocery store cost is $1.17. I pay $2.50 a pint on draught at the local tavern, so it's awful damn close to a pound, although less now that the dollar has gained strength against the pound.

I need to move to where you are. I don't think I've ever paid less than about $4.75 for a pint on draught here.

 

[Maestro]

Spotted Cow is a local-ish brew, with New Glarus being about an hour from where I live. It has become readily available on tap in southern Wisconsin and is usually available for less than $3.00 a pint. Unfortunately in northern Wisconsin, we were paying $17 a pitcher for it which is, pardon my language, quite fucked up.

 

[Goliath]

Just order a 'bottle,' a 'pint,' or a 'pitcher,' depending on how thirsty you are.

A "bottle" is still a draught beer ? Not that I'm interested in beer (who is going to believe that ? )

Quoi? Non--a bottle is bottled beer.

We're not that strange.

 

[Canadave]

Spotted Cow is a local-ish brew, with New Glarus being about an hour from where I live. It has become readily available on tap in southern Wisconsin and is usually available for less than $3.00 a pint. Unfortunately in northern Wisconsin, we were paying $17 a pitcher for it which is, pardon my language, quite fucked up.

Unfortunately, the local brews here tend to cost more than the big guys...

 

[Shaytan]

Just order a 'bottle,' a 'pint,' or a 'pitcher,' depending on how thirsty you are.

A "bottle" is still a draught beer ? Not that I'm interested in beer (who is going to believe that ? )

Quoi? Non--a bottle is bottled beer.

Can I order a half pint ? Un demi s'il vous plait ! (Still not interested )

We're not that strange.

You're underestimating yourself

 

[Goliath]

Can I order a half pint ? Un demi s'il vous plait ! (Still not interested )

Un demi? Ouais!

 

[Trekker4747]

Give me a liter of soda!

 

[scotpens]

'I likes a pint,' persisted the old man. 'You could 'a drawed me off a pint easy enough. We didn't 'ave these bleeding litres when I was a young man.'

'When you were a young man we were all living in the treetops,' said the barman, with a glance at the other customers.

Actually, 1 liter = 1.05668821 Quarts (US). For all practical purposes, a half liter is the same as a pint. Especially to a drunk.

 

[Canadave]

Give me a liter of soda!

Sorry, what? Do you want a litre of pop, instead?

 

[Chaos Descending]

Just order a 'bottle,' a 'pint,' or a 'pitcher,' depending on how thirsty you are.

A "bottle" is still a draught beer ? Not that I'm interested in beer (who is going to believe that ? )

Quoi? Non--a bottle is bottled beer.

We're not that strange.

Guinness Draught in a bottle most surely disagrees!

http://soheil.callage.com/photo Galleries/Beers/images/Ireland-Guinness Draught.jpg

 

[Goliath]

A "bottle" is still a draught beer ? Not that I'm interested in beer (who is going to believe that ? )

Quoi? Non--a bottle is bottled beer.

We're not that strange.

Guinness Draught in a bottle most surely disagrees!

http://soheil.callage.com/photo Galleries/Beers/images/Ireland-Guinness Draught.jpg

Aye, and if my grandmother had wheels, she'd be a wagon.

 

[Maestro]

Spotted Cow is a local-ish brew, with New Glarus being about an hour from where I live. It has become readily available on tap in southern Wisconsin and is usually available for less than $3.00 a pint. Unfortunately in northern Wisconsin, we were paying $17 a pitcher for it which is, pardon my language, quite fucked up.

Unfortunately, the local brews here tend to cost more than the big guys...

Spotted Cow is treated as a craft through most of the state. Those of us who leave near New Glarus get it sold as if it were a bitter in the truest sense of the traditional "working man's beer."

 

[TorontoTrekker]

I always thought "pound" referred to price in that context, not mass - it is, IIRC, a British saying.

I'm British and I've never heard of it.

Me neither. And where can you get a pint for a pound these days, anyway ?

Well, I think I first encountered it in an episode of "Are You Being Served?" which was filmed around 1970...