The Numbers Don't Jive

[bc.gold 3,403]

Tom's idea, Imperial to metric conversion.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by bc.gold

[wh500special 2,184]

Assuming the $1.89 is the price per liter the paper chart is pretty close to telling the quantity of diesel you get for the various denominations.  Within arbitrary rounding allowances. 

 

of course without the unit of measure expressed it could $1.89 per liter of diesel, per dozen eggs, per round trip ticket to Moscow, or per truckload of elephant manure. 

what am I missing? 
 

or is it that the pump apparently measures in gallons?

 

steve

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by wh500special

[bc.gold 3,403]

2 hours ago, wh500special said:

Assuming the $1.89 is the price per liter the paper chart is pretty close to telling the quantity of diesel you get for the various denominations.  Within arbitrary rounding allowances. 

 

of course without the unit of measure expressed it could $1.89 per liter of diesel, per dozen eggs, per round trip ticket to Moscow, or per truckload of elephant manure. 

what am I missing? 
 

or is it that the pump apparently measures in gallons?

 

steve

 

 

Imperial gallons, in addition the metering has not been temperature calibrated.

 

[wh500special 2,184]

Aha!

so it’s a crap shoot how much fuel you’re getting.  Swell. 
 

I haven’t seen a pump like that in operation for a long time.  I’m surprised some regulator hasn’t suspended this. 
 

steve 

[bc.gold 3,403]

The last certification, 14 years ago.

 

The imperial gallon converted to liters ( 4.54609 )  the last sale on the pump register, 40 imperial gallons which converts to 181.8436 liters at $1.89 per liter the customer probably had to mortgage his home.

 

 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2022 by bc.gold