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Date:      Sun, 3 Nov 1996 00:41:18 -0800 (PST)
From:      Veggy Vinny <richardc@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
To:        Amancio Hasty <hasty@rah.star-gate.com>
Cc:        Ola Persson <smurfen@ludd.luth.se>, Bill Fenner <fenner@parc.xerox.com>, Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>, chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD hacker dinner report... 
Message-ID:  <Pine.PTX.3.95.961103004036.24523j-100000@soda.CSUA.Berkeley.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199611030824.AAA01519@rah.star-gate.com>

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On Sun, 3 Nov 1996, Amancio Hasty wrote:

> > > Okay, Bacardi 150 proof (Puerto Rican Rum) 
> > 
> > Why why WHY do you guys use 'proof' as a measure of alcoholic content.. I
> > have always wondered.... And is it exacty twice as much as ?
> 
> Thats the funny thing I can never seem to remember 8)

	I think Proof is actually just double the % of alcohol.

Vince
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