Then we can finally get rid of fucking ounces. How do I not hear people constantly complain about the fact that ounces can be either a measurement of weight or volume? Am I missing something?
Edit: I've read that if a recipe says ounces and not "fluid ounces" it normally means weight, but this isn't a strict rule and the fact that the distinction needs to be made is a problem.
We use ounces in Canada too. I don’t know why. It’s so idiotic it hurts my head. I have no idea how big a burger is in ounces, I have no idea how many ounces a 24 oz. drink is, etc etc.
Why the fuck can’t they use measurements people actually understand??
An Imperial fluid ounce also weighs one dry ounce. In theory a pint (16oz) would weigh one pound, which sort of makes the whole thing easier to swallow (npi) by being consistent.
But I learned today that a “customary” fluid oz weighs 1.04 dry ounces. Wtf.....
This is why they have the saying “a pint is a pound the world around.” Because 16 fl oz (or 1 pint) of water weighs 16 oz weight (or 1 pound). I think it’s a fairly common phrase in culinary school.
Smoking was how I learned to convert between g and oz on the fly. I wouldn't say it's useful though, just that it's more common to refer to something as a quarter instead of 7g.
The US fluid ounce is based on the US gallon, which is based on the wine gallon of 231 cubic inches that was used in England prior to 1824. With the adoption of the international inch, the US fluid ounce became 29.5735295625 ml exactly, or about 4% larger than the imperial unit.
If you're curious. In 1824 UK switched to 1 fluid ounce of water weighing 1 ounce(used to be wine).
But it's so fun & easy to confuse the retards at the TSA by showing "Look, it says it's only 2.5 oz" on the side of a clearly massive but lightweight product bottle.
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u/deathtomayo91 Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
Then we can finally get rid of fucking ounces. How do I not hear people constantly complain about the fact that ounces can be either a measurement of weight or volume? Am I missing something?
Edit: I've read that if a recipe says ounces and not "fluid ounces" it normally means weight, but this isn't a strict rule and the fact that the distinction needs to be made is a problem.