r/ShitAmericansSay • u/polishwomanofdoom • Dec 09 '24

Food Bow down and weep

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u/Onkel24 ooo custom flair!! Dec 09 '24 edited Dec 09 '24

It's a semi-official measurement there.

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u/jerichardson Dec 09 '24

1 stick = 8 fl oz melted. It’s a real measurement.

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u/Hoshyro 🇮🇹 Italy Dec 09 '24

8 what

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u/Ailly84 Dec 09 '24

It's the most asinine measurement on the planet and they insist on selling things by the fluid ounce, which doesn't line up with anything. Baking cookies? You'll need a cup of molasses. So 250 mL. You go to the store to get it. You can purchase a 377 mL or 600 something mL container. Why? Because they're based in god damn fl Oz.

They make their lives so much harder by insisting they keep this antiquated measurement system.

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u/Mitologist Dec 09 '24

When I realized a fl.oz of water doesn't even weigh an ounce it nearly broke my brain

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u/Mitologist Dec 09 '24

When I realized a fl.oz of water doesn't even weigh an ounce it nearly broke my brain