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Old January 25th 07, 09:37 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Grumman-581[_1_]
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Default Preparing for a XC : Bathroom Breaks

On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:50:53 +0000, in
, Allen wrote:
A cup is 8 fluid ounces. A glass is whatever the manufacturer wants it to
be.


Correct... A "cup" is a unit of measure... A glass is just an arbitrarily
sized container...

I remember bitching about my expresso maker when it claimed that it made 6
cups... It made 2 at best and I'm not even sure they were a full 8 ounces...