On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 02:06:16 +0000, Frank J. Nice <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I enter this debate with great trepidation as I do not know the beginning, >all in between, and where it will end. >On pint is 16 fluid ounces or 480 ml (close enough for this debate). >Normal saline solution is 0.9% Sodium Choride in water. >The amount of salt in 16 ounces of water needed to produce a normal saline >solution would be 4.3 grams by weight Interesting. I did a google search on 'one teaspoon of salt weighs' and got results stating that it weighs 'about 4 grams', 'about 5 grams', and 6.6 grams. Perhaps different types of salt have different weights depending on the size of the crystals. How critical is it to have the proportions exact? -Claire Bloodgood, IBCLC *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html