Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoGIRL. NOT LIKE THAT.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1959arrow-down115
arrow-up1944arrow-down1imageGIRL. NOT LIKE THAT.lemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squarethe dopamine fiend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up54·1 day agoAnd our largest bottles of soda.
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 hours agoLiterally all of your food and drinks in America are sold by the metric unit. That’s why it is on the packaging. Your “fifth” of vodka is actually 750ml and is not 1/5 of a gallon.
minus-squarenednobbins@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·20 hours agoGlock is Austrian. They just love the US market.
minus-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-216 hours agoThat’s done intentionally to obfuscate the quantity, since most Americans can more easily estimate a half-gallon. It’s to encourage consumption.
And our largest bottles of soda.
Literally all of your food and drinks in America are sold by the metric unit. That’s why it is on the packaging. Your “fifth” of vodka is actually 750ml and is not 1/5 of a gallon.
Like a goddamn liter cola
And alcohol!
And my axe!
And my Glock!
And my crippling medical debt.
Glock is Austrian. They just love the US market.
That’s done intentionally to obfuscate the quantity, since most Americans can more easily estimate a half-gallon. It’s to encourage consumption.
Doubt intensifies