I heard once that in the course of a long race that Stirling Moss lost as
much as 14 pounds.
It just proves the old adage that:
"A rolling Moss gathers no stone."
Gerry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Palmer [SMTP:palsy@bellatlantic.net]
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:00 AM
> To: Dave.Vodden@uk.ecitele.com
> Cc: morgans@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Specs. please?
>
> Dear Dave:
>
> There is a difference between fluid ounces (volume) and ounces of
> weight.
> There are 12 troy ounces in a pound of gold. Although a troy ounce is
> heavier (in grams) than an avoirdupois ounce, a pound of water still
> weighs more than a pound of gold. One close relationship that is easy
> to remember is, "A pint's a pound -- the world around!" Except in
> England.
>
> Ben Palmer
>
> From Eric's Treasure Troves:
> =Pound=
>
> A unit of Weight defined as the basic unit (instead of Mass) in the
> Imperial system. It corresponds to a Mass of 453.592 g, and a Weight of
>
> 1 lb = (0.453592 kg)(9.80665 m/s2) = 4.448
> N.
> See also Bag, Pound-Mass, Pound-Volume, Slug ,Stone
> at http://www.astro.virginia.edu/~eww6n/physics/physics.html
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