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Conference rocks::weight_control

Title:	Weight Loss and Maintenance
Notice:	PLEASE enter notes in mixed case (CAPS ARE SHOUTING)!
Moderator:	ASICS::LESLIE

Created:	Tue Jul 10 1990
Last Modified:	Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	933
Total number of notes:	9931

323.0. "Liquid ounces vs. dry ounces" by MSDOA1::MCMULLIN () Wed Jul 13 1988 16:26

    I'm a little confused about ounces as far as dry and liquid are
    concerned.  Are dry ounces the same as liquid ounces?  The reason
    this has even entered my mind is because I've got this glass (about
    the same size as a McDonald's Super Size cup) that I've been drinking
    my water out of.  One day I decided to measure (with a measuring
    cup) to see how many ounces this cup holds.  I couldn't quite get
    four 8 oz. cups of water into my glass.  Therefore, I assumed this
    glass probably holds about 24 oz (can't fill it to the rim or I
    can't carry it back to my desk) but I noticed today while I was
    washing it that it says 32 oz. on the bottom.  I've also wondered
    if maybe it holds 32 oz. if filled to the rim and they were able
    to sell it as "A Full 32 oz. soft drink!!"  Any comments??

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
323.1		ANGORA::ZARLENGA	Yo! Malllooorrreee!	`Wed Jul 13 1988 18:16`	12
	.0> I'm a little confused about ounces as far as dry and liquid are .0> concerned. Are dry ounces the same as liquid ounces? Liquid ounces are a measure of volume, solid ounces are a measure of weight. -mike z ps: it may have been that your 8oz glass holds more than 8oz ..
323.2	8 oz = 1 cup	PMROAD::SWEENEY		`Wed Jul 13 1988 18:20`	7
	8 liquid ounces is one cup of liquid. It's a volume measurement, not a weight measurement. This kind of thing confuses me all the time too. Susan
323.3	confusion reigns	MSDOA2::MCMULLIN		`Wed Jul 13 1988 20:12`	3
	Ok, before I get any more confused...is a measuring cup 8 oz. of liquid or 8 oz. of volume????????????????
323.4		ANGORA::ZARLENGA	Yo! Malllooorrreee!	`Wed Jul 13 1988 23:28`	10
	.2> Ok, before I get any more confused...is a measuring cup 8 oz. of .2> liquid or 8 oz. of volume???????????????? Volume. Cups always measure volume, scales always measure weight. -mike z
323.5	1oz fresh water weighs 1 ounce	HPSCAD::WHITMAN	Acid rain burns my BASS	`Thu Jul 14 1988 12:34`	15
	Just to add more confusion to the issue: A gallon of fresh water weighs close to 8 lbs., therefore 1 qt weighs 2 lbs 1 pt weighs 1 lb = 16 oz 1cup weighs 8 oz 1 oz weighs 1 oz see it all works out the same... Where the rub comes is that this equation only works for FRESH WATER. Al
323.6	Don't even try to equate them.	SKIVT::L_BURKE		`Thu Jul 14 1988 15:48`	9
	For my two cents worth - You shouldn't even try to equate the two!! Weight differs due to density ie, oil is more dense than water therefore it weighs more (same could be said for rock). There is no easy way that I know of to equate the two. So if it calls for XX ounces of "dry" whatever - weight it, "liquid" whatever - measure it in a measuring cup.
323.7		GUCCI::MHILL	Believers are happy, doubters wise.	`Thu Jul 14 1988 16:02`	4
	re .6 If oil weighs more than water, why does it float?
323.8	water weight	16BITS::AITEL	Every little breeze....	`Thu Jul 21 1988 15:28`	8
	My mom had a saying to remember the weight of water: "A pint is a pound, the world around" Silly, but I still remember it. --L