• not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world
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    20 days ago

    Milk bottles in the supermarkets in the UK are now using weird sizes like 1.136l, because apparently that easier for some old cunt to read.

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      20 days ago

      I’m guessing that the 1.136 L comes from not wanting to change actual package size when switching to metric. Can’t be a coincidence that 1.136L is 2 imperial pints.

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      19 days ago

      You really recognize these weirdly precise numbers in packaging.

      355ml. 454g. 25.4mm.

      Yeah, suuuuure your chocolate bar is precise to 3 sig figs…

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        19 days ago

        12 fl oz, 1 pound, 1 inch for us Americans or those curious about the imperial system.

        Also, are you buying a pound of chocolate?

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          17 days ago

          Sometimes!

          But yeah, no, chocolate bars are usually 50-60g. Which is also a thing, because they used to be 72g. I remember that number specifically because that’s two of your “ounces”, except on a second Tuesday during the ides of march when an ounce is like 85 grams. But only for red things. There’s a whole separate system for blue things.