Quote Originally Posted by meinfs View Post
Your alcohol in
Gill
Spirit measures are still based on Gills in the UK and Ireland, traditionally 1/6 Gill in England, 1/5 Gill in Scotland (now both standardised to 25 ml which is between the two. You occasionally see 35ml measures too, more common north of the border) and 1/4 Gill in Ireland. Ireland still serves in 1/4 Gills although is is now called 35.5 ml . My theory is that this traditional variance is down to ability to hold one's alcohol .

Quote Originally Posted by sathor View Post
Kg is a measure of mass, whereas pounds are mass including gravity.
Yes, you are right, lbs are a measure of weight, kgs of mass. We should be comparing lbs and Newtons . A Newton is a measure of weight, approximately 10 * mass in kgs if measured on the Earth's surface, the 10 representing the acceleration due to gravity in m/s. Gosh the metric system is neat!