evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?message-squaremessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down14
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squareRoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 year agoIn Canada we have a lot of that and I always assumed we import things from America and then just change the labels. The metric usually converts to a more reasonable number in imperial.
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWe get the joy of both here in the US. Both are required to be listed and either can be a nice round number but generally it is the imperial one.
In Canada we have a lot of that and I always assumed we import things from America and then just change the labels. The metric usually converts to a more reasonable number in imperial.
We get the joy of both here in the US. Both are required to be listed and either can be a nice round number but generally it is the imperial one.