Gork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agoA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1536arrow-down110
arrow-up1526arrow-down1imageA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square48fedilink
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoIsn’t it also because they would use the same units but undercut the American buyers or something? Same why a pint isn’t a pint?
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoThe pints thing actually has the same cause as I was talking about above: The British standardized around the Elizabethan ale gallon, while America used the Queen Anne wine gallon.
minus-squareThe Cuuuuube@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agofuckin’. WHAT!? like i absolutely believe you, but this sounds completely insane
Isn’t it also because they would use the same units but undercut the American buyers or something? Same why a pint isn’t a pint?
The pints thing actually has the same cause as I was talking about above: The British standardized around the Elizabethan ale gallon, while America used the Queen Anne wine gallon.
fuckin’. WHAT!?
like i absolutely believe you, but this sounds completely insane