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Hans Kylberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 31 Aug 1999 22:22:21 +0200
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>>3 oz. of simmered brains has =
>>1,747 grams.
>
>Doesn't make sense. 1 oz = 28.375 grams. Even if pure cholesterol 3 oz of
>brains couldn't be 1,747 grams.

Non english people read 1,747 as nearly 2 i. e. we use "," as decimal marker.
But it is silly anyway because it is impossible to measure to 3 decimals
exactly, and another 3 oz of brain may have 1.751 g or 1.832 or something
else close to that.

- Hans

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