Measurement fun

[kengr]

This is inspired by something fayanora sent me

"English" measurements aren't as crazy as you may think.

For example, volume for liquids (including some obsolete measurements).

1 gallon = 2 pottles
1 pottle = 2 quarts
1 quart = 2 pints
1 pint = 2 cups
1 cup = 2 gills
1 gill = 2 jacks
1 jack = 2 fluid ounces
1 fluid ounce = 2 tablespoons
1 tablespoon= 3 teaspoons

And in the US one gallon is *defined* as 231 cubic inches.

On the other hand, weight is a bit odd

1 long ton = 20 hundredweights
1 hundredweight = 4 quarters
1 quarter = 2 cloves
1 clove = 7 pounds

There are many more oddities, but the above will do for now.

Comments

[stickmaker]

Also, 7000 grains = 1 pound.

[kengr]

which gives us the "helpful" figure of 437.5 grains to the ounce.