Stamets@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 14 days agoGIRL. NOT LIKE THAT.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down114
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minus-squarethe dopamine fiend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up55·14 days agoAnd our largest bottles of soda.
minus-squareQuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·13 days 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-213 days 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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