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In article ,
(Doug Miller) wrote:

In article
, harry k
wrote:


And doesn't even need to be calculated. Dump 1 gallon or one liter of
product into the container and add 36 equal measures of the dilutant.
Exact dilution and no calculations needed.


Except that it would be handy, on occasion, to know if your container was
going to be large enough to hold the final product *before* you start
mixing...


Uh, *that* particular concern is pretty weak, Doug, as far as a benefit
to one system or the other. Either you have a 37 gallon (or liter)
container, or you don't.