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I just realized while cooking that a measuring-cup cup (as measured out as 250mL in a glass measuring cup) is the same amount(s) as one of the actual plastic baking measuring cups that go inside each other like Russian dolls lol

I thought they were different somehow (something something imperial metric yadda yadda yaddda)

Your turn to come clean Lemmings!

**EDIT: to clarify, I mean volumetrically for measuring liquids

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[–] Koof_on_the_Roof@lemmy.world 127 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (8 children)

Mum: we’re definitely going the wrong way

Me: how do you know?

Mum: because we need to go south and we are currently going north

Me: how do you know we are going north?

Mum: because the sun sets in the west

Me: oh…

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 24 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Technically, you could say we're the ones who set since it's the Earth's rotation causing the change.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I know right! Whenever I do the mnemonic of NESW, North is always directly in front of me. Dont know why people bother with compasses, it’s pretty simple.

[–] all-knight-party@kbin.run 3 points 8 months ago

Don't worry, daughter, I know we're going south because I set in the same location I was already in.

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