Conversion of units

Hi,

I recently bought a scale to weigh food, and it measures in grams. Some
sources give 28.35 grams to the ounce, and others give 29.something to the
ounce.

I'm assuming the discrepancy is that one is avoirdupois ounces and the
other is fluid ounces. Is that right? And if so, which is which?

TIA


Chakolate

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On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling

On 24 Oct 2003 02:22:30 GMT, in a clarity of expression resembling
Cicero, Chakolate wrote:

Hi,

I recently bought a scale to weigh food, and it measures in grams. Some
sources give 28.35 grams to the ounce, and others give 29.something to the
ounce.

I'm assuming the discrepancy is that one is avoirdupois ounces and the
other is fluid ounces. Is that right? And if so, which is which?

Fluid ounces don't convert to grams, though, they convert to
milliliters.

Frank Lynch
The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page is at:
http://www.samueljohnson.com/

Chakolate writes:
I recently bought a scale to weigh food, and it measures in grams.
Some sources give 28.35 grams to the ounce, and others give
29.something to the ounce.

28.34952 grams per av ounce.

31.10348 grams per troy ounce, though.

I'm assuming the discrepancy is that one is avoirdupois ounces and
the other is fluid ounces. Is that right? And if so, which is
which?

Grams always convert to av oz (weight). Milliliters convert to fl oz
(volume).

29.57353 ml per British fl oz
28.41306 ml per US fl oz

DJ Delorie wrote in :


Chakolate writes:
I recently bought a scale to weigh food, and it measures in grams.
Some sources give 28.35 grams to the ounce, and others give
29.something to the ounce.

28.34952 grams per av ounce.

31.10348 grams per troy ounce, though.


Odd. Does anyone but a jeweler still use troy weight?

I'm assuming the discrepancy is that one is avoirdupois ounces and
the other is fluid ounces. Is that right? And if so, which is
which?

Grams always convert to av oz (weight). Milliliters convert to fl oz
(volume).

29.57353 ml per British fl oz
28.41306 ml per US fl oz


Aha! I had no idea there was a difference between US and British ounces.
Thanks!

Chakolate

--

On sadness:
The cure for this ill is not to sit still,
Or to frowst with a book by the fire,
But to take a large hoe and a shovel also,
And to dig till you gently perspire.
--Rudyard Kipling