And For Those Who Think That 1 Pint Equals 0.5 Liters…

14 Feb

Personal

… you’re wrong.

1 Imperial pint = 0.568261485 liters

The reason for it to be this absurd number is explained in the Wikipedia page. I seems like the pint is defined as 1 eight of a gallon. And the imperial gallon (mind the “imperial” part, it defined by the British parliament in 1824) is based on ten pounds of distilled water at 62º F.

WTF?! This whole imperial system confuses me so much! Why did they define a unit to measure liquids in terms of the weight of some liquid at a designated temperature. And why that temperature and not any other?

I would really like to know the reason behind all this crazy system…

5 Responses to “And For Those Who Think That 1 Pint Equals 0.5 Liters…”

  1. bart February 14, 2009 at 10:39 PM #

    Well…. 1 Kilogram of water is equal to 1 Litre of water(at some standard temperature) in another measuring system(SI maybe?).. :P
    I always thought that a pint was 0.65 L or something around that.. Now i can drink more, thanks for the info! :)

  2. elma February 16, 2009 at 2:52 AM #

    Being a genious and being crazy… are the same thing, just different interpretations!

  3. Rob November 8, 2009 at 8:22 PM #

    According to the Units of measurement regulations 1995 (accessible from the wiki page), 1 Pint = 568.26125ml.

    “Feet and inches are miles better” – some American guy.

  4. Matt March 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM #

    What ‘pint’ are you talking about.

    the English pint is 20 imperial fluid ounces, the US pint is 16 US fluid ounces.

    An English pint is 568ml
    A US pint is 473ml

    You’re right very confusing.

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