▲ 365 ▼ Just saw this while getting gas. Why is it illegal to get less than 4 gallons? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 185 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) How fucking big are American canisters? In Germany the regular size is 5l, [Edit: just shy of a bit more than] one gallon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 5l, just shy of one gallon. 5L can't be shy of a gallon. 4L is more than a gallon. checks Yeah, a gallon is 3.7854118 L. Oh...wait. You're in Europe. I bet that you're thinking of imperial gallons. checks That's about 4.5 L. Still not the case even with imperial gallons. When people are talking about gallons in the US, they won't be using imperial gallons. They're using the US gallon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago Well, I just typed “1 gallon in liters” into google and took the first number, because I couldn’t be bothered to deal with your system of measurement more than necessary. My point stands regardless of the exact volume of one gallon. OF COURSE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE DEFINITION OF GALLON permalink fedilink source parent [–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Portable US gas tanks are typically 1, 2, or 5 gallon. I usually just grab a 5 gallon (about 20L) can to fill up my lawn mower, throw some fuel stabilizer in there, and then I don't have to go back to the gas station for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rognaut@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I do the same for my mower and mini bike. I can last a month on a 5g canister, well 5.5 gallons to the fill line according to the ⛽. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tal@lemmy.today 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) 5l, just shy of one gallon. 5L can't be shy of a gallon. 4L is more than a gallon. checks Yeah, a gallon is 3.7854118 L. Oh...wait. You're in Europe. I bet that you're thinking of imperial gallons. checks That's about 4.5 L. Still not the case even with imperial gallons. When people are talking about gallons in the US, they won't be using imperial gallons. They're using the US gallon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bleistift2@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago Well, I just typed “1 gallon in liters” into google and took the first number, because I couldn’t be bothered to deal with your system of measurement more than necessary. My point stands regardless of the exact volume of one gallon. OF COURSE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE DEFINITION OF GALLON permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 13 points 2 years ago Well, I just typed “1 gallon in liters” into google and took the first number, because I couldn’t be bothered to deal with your system of measurement more than necessary. My point stands regardless of the exact volume of one gallon. OF COURSE THERE IS MORE THAN ONE DEFINITION OF GALLON permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mipadaitu@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Portable US gas tanks are typically 1, 2, or 5 gallon. I usually just grab a 5 gallon (about 20L) can to fill up my lawn mower, throw some fuel stabilizer in there, and then I don't have to go back to the gas station for a long time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rognaut@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I do the same for my mower and mini bike. I can last a month on a 5g canister, well 5.5 gallons to the fill line according to the ⛽. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rognaut@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago I do the same for my mower and mini bike. I can last a month on a 5g canister, well 5.5 gallons to the fill line according to the ⛽. permalink fedilink source parent
