To be exact, 1 liter is 0. Up to and including the pound, the two systems are the same. The Americans never use the stone as a weight, which is in universal use in England especially to weigh people. The hundredweight cwt in England is always pounds, or 8 stone. As there is a difference between the US gallon and the UK Imperial gallon, figures for vehicle performance given in the two countries are on a different scale. In , the British Parliament defined the imperial gallon as the volume of ten pounds of water at standard temperature.
The US fluid gallon is about One US gallon is about 3. The rarely used US dry gallon is approximately 4. Therefore, one gallon , regardless of which kind, is always bigger than one liter. To avoid hyponatremia , it is important not to outpace the kidneys by drinking more water than they can eliminate. The authors of the study report that hyponatremia symptoms can develop if a person drinks 3—4 liters of water in a short period, though they do not give a specific time estimate. Yes half gallon would be approximately little more than 2 liters.
Hence, 2 liters not equal to a half gallon. Originally Answered: Why do the US still use imperial measures miles, feet, ounces, pounds etc.
Actually the US uses pre-imperial units, because they became independent in , and the Imperial system dates from I understand that this also applies to our Canadian vehicles' IP trip computer displays when we switch to the non-metric display. I was once told by a GM Canada engineer that its vehicle computers record in U. Imperial gallons are not considered at any point.
I've had guys tell me they're disappointed with their fuel economy based on their vehicle display. I always suggest they do a manual calculation and add they may be pleasantly surprised. In the British adapted the Imperial measure in which the gallon is based on 10 pounds or The Americans had adopted a system where a gallon was comprised of cubic inches of water. As a result, the U. What is pertinent to your question is how the conversion is done. But why might an American chugger have an advantage over an English one if their nation ever chose to adopt this fine tradition?
It all comes down to the small print. If the milk-chug challenge is to keep a gallon of the white stuff down and frankly, this is not recommended, in spite of how much calcium it might contain , then the definition of 'gallon' becomes quite important.
In the Americas, a gallon is equivalent to fluid ounces or 3. But in the UK, it's fluid ounces or 4. This volume of milk is a terrifying prospect for a 60 minute period, as our stomachs can usually only hold around 1.
But why is it that you say potato, and we say potatoh? Why is 'football' one sport over here and a totally different one over there? Why is a gallon not a gallon? Am I even real any more, or just an animation of a reflection of a hologram?
Think of language mapped out in a kind of family tree. Once, hundreds of years ago, British people and American colonialists were all perched on the same branches of the family, way at the top of the tree, speaking the same language and walking the same land.
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