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The Many Times The US Tried To Go Metric (youtu.be)
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[โ€“] nelly_man@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

5 fluid ounces to the gill. 4 gills to the pint. 2 pints to the quart. 4 quarts to the gallon. And 1 gallon is 10 pounds of water.

Except in the US. For us, it's 4 fluid ounces to the gill. 4 gills to the pint. 2 pints to the quart. 4 quarts to the gallon. And 1 gallon is 8 troy pounds of wine.

[โ€“] ElectroVagrant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

...I imagine you're being serious, but as someone unfamiliar with this, it reads as almost being some kind of obscure joke. Gills?? Troy pounds??

This is some merfolk conspiracy to mess with landfolk, far as I'm concerned.