In a message dated 4/25/02 5:38:19 AM EST, coalbunny@onewest.net writes: << You lost me Charles. Hos can 8 ounces of Hg be 32 pounds? >> 8 ounces of mercury weighs about 32 pounds...as far as the rest goes...okay, I see that the differences in their states are equalized during their measurements...just, ahhh, you know, checking, so there's no forks in my eyes. Charles