Gork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1539
arrow-up1539external-linkA ton of bollocks, more likefiles.catbox.moeGork@lemm.ee to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareObi@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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 year 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 year 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