• Sabata11792@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I lived hear my entire life and I still can’t make sense of the half assed fluid measurements. I just use metric, because what the fuck is a fluid ounce?

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      1 year ago

      To answer your question, 1 fluid ounce is the volume of 1.0431755565 mass (weight) ounces of pure water.

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        1 year ago

        1.0431755565

        I literally have no words for my seething hatred of this system.
        Don’t get me started on the damn mile. There’s a reason we tell distance in time it takes to drive.

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      5 fluid ounces to the gill. 4 gills to the pint. 2 pints to the quart. 4 quarts to the gallon. And 1 gallon is 10 pounds of water.

      Except in the US. For us, it’s 4 fluid ounces to the gill. 4 gills to the pint. 2 pints to the quart. 4 quarts to the gallon. And 1 gallon is 8 troy pounds of wine.

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        …I imagine you’re being serious, but as someone unfamiliar with this, it reads as almost being some kind of obscure joke. Gills?? Troy pounds??

        This is some merfolk conspiracy to mess with landfolk, far as I’m concerned.