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January 26th 07, 02:40 PM
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"Grumman-581" wrote in message news  On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:50:53 +0000, in , Allen wrote: A cup is 8 fluid ounces. A glass is whatever the manufacturer wants it to be. Correct... A "cup" is a unit of measure... A glass is just an arbitrarily sized container... I remember bitching about my expresso maker when it claimed that it made 6 cups... It made 2 at best and I'm not even sure they were a full 8 ounces... Just about every coffee maker I can recall, has it's graduations for CUPS being 5oz. (i.e., 12 cup variety holds 60 oz of water). 
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January 28th 07, 05:07 PM
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Matt Barrow wrote:
"Grumman-581" wrote in message news
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:50:53 +0000, in , Allen wrote: A cup is 8 fluid ounces. A glass is whatever the manufacturer wants it to be. Correct... A "cup" is a unit of measure... A glass is just an arbitrarily sized container... I remember bitching about my expresso maker when it claimed that it made 6 cups... It made 2 at best and I'm not even sure they were a full 8 ounces... Just about every coffee maker I can recall, has it's graduations for CUPS being 5oz. (i.e., 12 cup variety holds 60 oz of water). That is marketing, not measurement. Matt
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January 29th 07, 07:06 AM
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On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:07:47 GMT, Matt Whiting
wrote: Matt Barrow wrote: "Grumman-581" wrote in message news
On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:50:53 +0000, in , Allen wrote: A cup is 8 fluid ounces. A glass is whatever the manufacturer wants it to be. Correct... A "cup" is a unit of measure... A glass is just an arbitrarily sized container... I remember bitching about my expresso maker when it claimed that it made 6 cups... It made 2 at best and I'm not even sure they were a full 8 ounces... Just about every coffee maker I can recall, has it's graduations for CUPS being 5oz. (i.e., 12 cup variety holds 60 oz of water). That is marketing, not measurement. Best measurement, don't drink coffee and specifically never drink tea prior to departure. Tea in particular is a strong diauretic. Matt Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com
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