United States customary units ounces. The fluid ounce derives its name originally from being the volume of one ounce avoirdupois of water, but in the US it is defined as of a US gallon. Consequently, a fluid ounce of water weighs about 1.041 ounces avoirdupois. The saying "a pint's a pound the world around" refers to 16 US fluid ounces of water weighing approximately (about 4% more than) one pound avoirdupois. An imperial pint of water weighs a pound and a quarter (20 oz). There are varying standards for barrel for some specific commodities, including 31 gal for beer, 40 gal for whiskey or
In for a Penny, In for a Pound to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music (following Wynton Marsalis's "Blood on the Fields" in 1997 and Ornette Coleman's "Sound Grammar" in 2007). All compositions by Henry Threadgill. Adapted from AllMusic. In for a Penny, In for a Pound In for a Penny, In for a Pound is an album composed by Henry Threadgill for his jazz quintet Zooid, featuring Jose Davila, Liberty Ellman, Christopher Hoffman, and Elliot Humberto Kavee. It was released by Pi Recordings and was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Music. "In for a Penny, In for a Pound" was composed by Henry Threadgill and recorded