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Imperial & Metric cups
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 10:31 am
by Anna
Imperial - what? Cup? Can't you have a metric cup?
I'll try it with my next cider (got one on at the moment with 500 gm lactose). Do I now qualify as a "Research Assistant"?
(mod note: This started over in
this thread, but moved well off to its own topic. )
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 10:34 am
by Anna
BTW guys: Doc, if I ever get to meet you I'll be quite disappointed if you don't actually look like Homer Simpson!
And Warra: Ditto Maxwell Smart.
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 11:14 am
by drsmurto
Am i a yellow, balding, fat man? Ah, no.
Both the cup and teaspoon measurement are imperial.
L, mL, g are metric.
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 12:46 pm
by Anna
Yeah I know that, but can't you have a metric cup and metric teaspoon?
(glad you're not yellow!)
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 1:15 pm
by drsmurto
No.
A cup of flour doesn't weigh the same as a cup of sugar.
So as a measurement its not scientific (IMHO)
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 1:57 pm
by Anna
But what about liquids? I know I'm being difficult, but I have a measuring jug which has markers on it that say 240 ml / 1 cup. So isn't that a "metric cup"?
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 4:32 pm
by warra48
Anna wrote:But what about liquids? I know I'm being difficult, but I have a measuring jug which has markers on it that say 240 ml / 1 cup. So isn't that a "metric cup"?
Not really. It's an approximate equivalent. Not all cups are the same size nor are they all 240 ml.
However, 240 ml is always 240 ml !
Re: Splenda sweetener
Posted:
Friday Feb 12, 2010 6:09 pm
by Bum
Not disagreeing with anyone's distinctions above but yes, Anna, there are what is referred to as metric and imperial cup and tablespoon measurements. Metric cup = 250ml, imperial = 200ml (yes, I know that is a metric measurement). Metric tablespoon = 20ml, imperial = 15ml (again, I know). Sure, this doesn't mean either is metric or imperial but that is what they are frequently referred to as.