The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Facepalm@lemmy.world · 2 months agoHow much is a "Florida ounce" ?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1269arrow-down15
arrow-up1264arrow-down1imageHow much is a "Florida ounce" ?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Facepalm@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squaredeeferg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoI’ve chosen to read it as “fluid ounces” for years, never once questioning “how is a fluid ounce different from a regular one?”.
minus-squarefreshcow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·2 months agoFluid ounce is a measure of volume (8 fluid ounces per cup) ounces is a unit of weight (16 ounces per pound)
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agomeasures your solids in fluid ounces
minus-squaredeeferg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThe most confusing part of this to me is having this feeling of only remembering seeing floz on orange juice boxes, so it could have been Florida for all I knew. Thanks for the clarification that I’m only going partially insane!
minus-squareorbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 months agoIt’s the Murikan way to copy milliliters, which are the same as cubic centimeters volumetrically. Fluid ounces are cubic nurples.
minus-squareBeacon@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoHuh? I just did a conversion and it says 1 fluid ounce equals 30 milliliters
minus-squareorbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·2 months agoThe conversion process takes many computing cycles. I don’t recommend typing it into Google too many times or it will cause brownouts in North Dakota.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoBy pure coincidence, you’ve chosen to read it the exact way it’s meant to be read.
We call them “Flounces” actually.
I’ve chosen to read it as “fluid ounces” for years, never once questioning “how is a fluid ounce different from a regular one?”.
Fluid ounce is a measure of volume (8 fluid ounces per cup) ounces is a unit of weight (16 ounces per pound)
measures your solids in fluid ounces
The most confusing part of this to me is having this feeling of only remembering seeing floz on orange juice boxes, so it could have been Florida for all I knew. Thanks for the clarification that I’m only going partially insane!
It’s the Murikan way to copy milliliters, which are the same as cubic centimeters volumetrically.
Fluid ounces are cubic nurples.
Huh? I just did a conversion and it says 1 fluid ounce equals 30 milliliters
The conversion process takes many computing cycles. I don’t recommend typing it into Google too many times or it will cause brownouts in North Dakota.
By pure coincidence, you’ve chosen to read it the exact way it’s meant to be read.