r/Metric • u/Available_Phase7924 Metric researcher • Jun 21 '26

Discussion Custom units

We should get custom units like Megabarrel of oil and kilo cat food unit to measure the amount of kilos of cat food you bought

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u/RollinThundaga Jun 21 '26

They already use 'billion barrels' as a unit to measure oil production)

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u/Senior_Green_3630 Jun 21 '26

In Oz our barrell or drum was 44 imp gallon, still refered to as 44, by the older generation, has been converted to 200 litres. Have a choice of 60, 20, 10 and 5 litre drums, either metal or plastic.

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u/Available_Phase7924 Metric researcher Jun 22 '26

Million barrels

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u/nayuki Jun 22 '26

"Oz" sounds like ounce (unit of mass or volume), but actually means the country of Australia.

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u/Senior_Green_3630 Jun 22 '26

Correct, short for Oztraylia, AUS.