@evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 2 years agoIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?message-square34fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down14
arrow-up191arrow-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 • 2 years agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-square@RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink15•2 years 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-squareSeaJlinkfedilink2•2 years 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.