The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Facepalm@lemmy.world · 1 month agoHow much is a "Florida ounce" ?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1257
arrow-up1257imageHow much is a "Florida ounce" ?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Facepalm@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squaredeeferg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 month 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-up31·1 month agoFluid ounce is a measure of volume (8 fluid ounces per cup) ounces is a unit of weight (16 ounces per pound)
minus-squaredeeferg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month 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-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agomeasures your solids in fluid ounces
minus-squareorbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 month agoIt’s the Murikan way to copy milliliters, which are the same as cubic centimeters volumetrically. Fluid ounces are cubic nurples.
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month 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)
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!
measures your solids in fluid ounces
It’s the Murikan way to copy milliliters, which are the same as cubic centimeters volumetrically.
Fluid ounces are cubic nurples.
By pure coincidence, you’ve chosen to read it the exact way it’s meant to be read.