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[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Nah, he said he was in England. The Imperial gallon is 4.5 liters. Ounces are smaller (40 in a quart) but the pints are bigger

[–] fishbone@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wild, I didn't know there was a different gallon measurement (There's a few apparently).

mostly unrelated, but after poking around on Wikipedia, I've also learned that there's two different versions of fluid ounces (Edit: that are used actively in the US, forgot to add that), and both are used on food labels simultaneously, but relating to different things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluid_ounce#Definitions_and_equivalences

US food labeling fluid ounce

For serving sizes on nutrition labels in the US, regulation 21 CFR §101.9(b) requires the use of "common household measures", and 21 CFR §101.9(b)(5)(viii) defines a "common household" fluid ounce as exactly 30 milliliters. This applies to the serving size but not the package size, package sizes use the US customary fluid ounce.

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I suspect that might relate to the smaller english/canadian fluid ounce and imports. they're very close, you only start to easily see a difference around 5 ounces. I run a bar in Canada, and i catch inspectors and suppliers constantly playing fast and loose with Imperial and American standards ounces and pints. Canadian law saws if you are serving a pint of beer, it has to be a proper Imperial pint of 20 ounces, from the big English gallon, if you call it a pint. you can serve any size you want if you don't call it a pint. i constantly see competitors passing off 16 American ounces as a pint. The revenue guys check that your dispensing machines are putting out an ounce but won't tell you whether they are using a Imperial or Standard ounce, i'm pretty sure they're using American ounce devices when they shouldn't be. Supposedly we're a metric country but liquor and cattle definitely aint.

[–] JK_Flip_Flop@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm the one that doesn't want to learn anything then you drop an "England" on me? I'm Scottish or does that not matter because is it too much for you to learn that the UK is more than England?

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

The difference of Scotland, Wales, and England matters to you and maybe the French. To people on another continent talking about measurement systems...well,,,I'm aware Scotland has their own passport. If you want me to know you're at at a Scottish gas station, say that. I'm sorry, but Scotland didn't run a giant empire for 200 years, England did. It's kinda funny you live in one of the very few countries the English never conquered and no one cares.