Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoGIRL. NOT LIKE THAT.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up11.05Karrow-down114
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minus-squarethe dopamine fiend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up55·2 months agoAnd our largest bottles of soda.
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months 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-squareLillyPip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·edit-22 months 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.
Like a goddamn liter cola
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.
That’s done intentionally to obfuscate the quantity, since most Americans can more easily estimate a half-gallon. It’s to encourage consumption.
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