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[–] derfunkatron@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children) 8 fluid ounces is a cup, 4 cups is a quart, 4 quarts is a gallon. Most canned drinks are 12 fl. oz, or 3/4 of a pint. 8 ounces is half a pound. It makes perfect sense! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago* A pint's a pound, not quite the world around, mostly just in the US, Liberia, and Myanmar, but also in several commonwealth countries and not to a precision level where local gravity applies permalink fedilink source parent [–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 days ago* (1 child) Does that not mean that you get different amounts of liquid for the same 12 fluid ounces, because a pint of water does not weigh the same as a pint of beer, which in turn does not weigh the same as a paint of Coke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* No. Fluid ounce is the volume. Most filling processes utilize the specific gravity of the solution and then fill by weight. 1 L of water is 1kg. Let's say you add 500 grams of sugar. Now the solution has a specific gravity of 1.5mg per ml. So a 500 mL fill (16.9 oz) is 750mg. This is really rudimentary but I hope it kind of explains how the process should go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago* A pint's a pound, not quite the world around, mostly just in the US, Liberia, and Myanmar, but also in several commonwealth countries and not to a precision level where local gravity applies permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 1 point 2 days ago* (1 child) Does that not mean that you get different amounts of liquid for the same 12 fluid ounces, because a pint of water does not weigh the same as a pint of beer, which in turn does not weigh the same as a paint of Coke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* No. Fluid ounce is the volume. Most filling processes utilize the specific gravity of the solution and then fill by weight. 1 L of water is 1kg. Let's say you add 500 grams of sugar. Now the solution has a specific gravity of 1.5mg per ml. So a 500 mL fill (16.9 oz) is 750mg. This is really rudimentary but I hope it kind of explains how the process should go. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* No. Fluid ounce is the volume. Most filling processes utilize the specific gravity of the solution and then fill by weight. 1 L of water is 1kg. Let's say you add 500 grams of sugar. Now the solution has a specific gravity of 1.5mg per ml. So a 500 mL fill (16.9 oz) is 750mg. This is really rudimentary but I hope it kind of explains how the process should go. permalink fedilink source parent
