[Nfb-science] Accessible scale in grain units

[Kelly Thornbury]

Still no go, I get either a 404 or 503 http error or a message that it is no longer a GoDaddy domain… google gives the same result.  

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> On Mar 25, 2017, at 00:02, rjaquiss via Nfb-science <nfb-science at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello:
> 
>     I thought that the grain, scruple and dram... measures had long gone
> out of use.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-science [mailto:nfb-science-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John
> Gardner via Nfb-science
> Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 5:24 PM
> To: NFB Science and Engineering Division List
> Cc: John Gardner
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-science] Accessible scale in grain units
> 
> Well as any fool knows a grain is 1/7000 of a pound. In case more detail is
> needed, there are 20 grains in a scruple, 3 scruples in a dram, 8 drams per
> ounce, and 12 ounces per pound. That is avoirdupois ounce and pound by the
> way, not to be confused with troy ounces, etc. 
> 
> By the way I must not be a fool, because I didn't know this. I looked it up.
> Wonder why scientists use metric system.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
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