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[Michael F. Gunter]

On looking at it, I think you're probably correct.  I went back to the footnote in Paul's article, and he does state "g" rather than gram.  Sorry about that,
folks!  That's what comes of a person whose math skills are really poor!

Kiri

david friedman wrote:

> At 11:30 AM -0400 7/11/00, Elaine Koogler wrote:
>
>      Notes:
>      1. A liang = 0.11 oz or 31.20 grams
>
> Except that 31.2 grams is about an ounce, not about .11 oz. That point struck me when I was looking at the units and I concluded that "g" is grains not grams.
>
>      2. A chin = about 500 grams
>
> 500 grains=about an ounce.
>
> 500 grams=about a pound.
> David/Cariadoc
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