U. S versus |U. K volume measures

For our UK readers:

In U.S, 4 quarts means 3.8 litres

In U.K, 4 quarts means 4.5 litres

The litre is an international standard of course, but the UK quart is bigger.

The difference between the above 4 quarts is approx 0.7 litres, which is approx 1.5 pints (U.S), or 1.2 pints (UK).

Imagine a 100m sprint, in which the U.S. runners get to stop at 90m 😃

For a direct comparison 4 UK quarts = 5 US quarts.

The UK pint is 20 ounces, and the US pint is 16 ounces, which accounts for the difference.

When my mom still lived in Canada, they were still on the Imperial measurement.

Essentially the Imperial Gallon is 5 US quarts. 4 Imperial Quarts is 5 US quarts.

Aftger my mom left, in her stuff there was a white HWB with a hose and child-size rectal nozzle. It had in raised lettering on the hanger 1 imp. Qt.

Here is another difference between US fluid ounce and Imperial fluid Ounce.

1 US Fluid ounce equals 29.573 ml.

1 imperial fluid ounce equals 28.413ml.

US Pint = 16 x 29.573 ml yields approx 473 ML.

Imp Pint = 20 X 28.413ml yields approximately 568 ML.

My mother was Canadian.

At the tme my parents met, Canada was just starting it's conversion to metric, and all of my Mom's equipment was several years old. Dad says her bags were bigger than his, had he was always amazed at how much she could take. She wasn't small-5'7" and chunky but not fat.

She still was able to take bags of soapsuds on the first try that Dad says "looked as big as her whole tummy!"

They DID engage in enema play. Not sure if they ever shared equipment. They didn't on their first couple of sewssions at least.