Peter Gray wrote:
> All right, to clarify some issues that have perplexed the list of late regarding certain
> volumetric calculations, I've compiled the following list of proper names and sizes, and their
> appropriate liquid volumes (all of which are in British Imperial units):
>
> Pony= 0.5 Ounces
> Shot= 1.0 Ounces
> Jigger= 1.5 Ounces
> Pint= 16 Shots
> 0.625 Fifths
> Fifth= 25.6 Shots
> 1.6 Pints
> Quart= 32 Shots
> 1.25 Fifths
> Magnum 64 Shots
> 2 Quarts
> 2.5 Fifths
>
> A Quart=0.946 Liters. So when provisioning for an expedition, one can expect about 1057.082452
> quarts of liquor per kiloliter. That is about 14,799.15433 quarts per displacement tons (14
> kiloliters), or 473,572.9385 shots in case you were wondering. The cost for a displacement tons of
> say, rare Reginan Tequila (Cr 3 per shot) would be about Mcr 1.420719.
>
> Now if your taste in booze runs to something more refined along the lines of brandy or champagne,
> beware the bizarre nomenclature used by oenologists for large lots.
>
> The standard unit is a Jeroboam, which is equal to 1.6 Magnums
>
> Larger units are used exclusively for champagne:
>
> Rehoboam= 3 Magnums
> Methusaleh= 4 Magnums
> Salmanazar= 6 Magnums
> Baltazar= 8 Magnums
> Nebuchadnezzar= 10 Magnums
>
> Now you may ask, what about the grapa? The standard "Terran Traditional" wine bottle is 0.800633
> quarts or 0.7576778 liters. 1 kiloliter of wine is equivalent to 1319.822225 bottles. If you buy a
> decent, middle priced wine, say at Cr 80 per bottle, in a displacement ton sized lot this would
> cost you Mcr 1.478201. By these prices you can see that the Tokaj Eszencia that was served at the
> Emperor's table could just have been curdled tap water they shipped a few parsecs, and with the
> help of a half-assed rumor campaign....... *ka-ching*
>
> This has been an exercise in useless information. We now return you to your regular
> programming....
and if you drink beer ...
1 fluid ounce
1 gill = 5 oz.
1 pint = 4 gills
1 quart = 2 pints
1 gallon = 4 quarts
1 peck = 2 gal
1 bucket = 2 pecks
1 bushel = 2 bucket
1 strike = 2 bushels
1 pail = 8 bushels
1 chaldron = 4 pails
1 last = 10 pails
1 firkin = 9 gal
1 kilderkin = 2 firkin
1 barrel = 2 kilderkin
1 hogshead = 3 kilderkin
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