futurebird , (edited )
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Without looking it up what is closest to 8oz?

(Curious how well the relation between oz and metric is generally known.)

BillySmith ,
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@futurebird

Fluid ounces or weight ounces?

USA ounces or UK ounces?

Bruce_Toews ,

@Pawpower @futurebird Okay, I wasn't particularly close on that one. But in my defense, I don't need to be.

Bruce_Toews ,

@Pawpower @futurebird I think 8 ounces is more or lessequivalent to 360 ML.

aintist ,
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@futurebird

Helpful that I remembered ml for a 12 oz soda

18+ futurebird OP , (edited )
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I thought it was 300mL since I'm a little familiar with teapot sizes and a 300mL pot holds about one small glass of water... and 8oz is a "serving" of a liquid drink.

This is not the best answer. 8oz is 237mL so the best answer is 250mL.

18+ 5ciFiGirl ,
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@futurebird

My brain went:

A liter is close to a quart -> 8 oz is 1/4 of a quart -> a liter is 1000 mL -> 250 mL is a quarter of a liter

Otherwise, direct ounces to mL, I have no idea without looking it up! 😜

18+ funkula ,
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@futurebird I knew the answer because water bottles are often 16.9 fl oz/500 mL

18+ justafrog ,
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@futurebird I got lengths and weights down, but I can't deal with florida ounces.

All I'm sure about is gallons.

Maybe one day I'll remember that those are 128 florida ounces, without looking it up.

18+ jmccyoung ,
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@futurebird We have two 2-cup Pyrex measuring cups with cup fractions marked on one side and milliliters on the other, so the conversion is reinforced frequently.

18+ stevegis_ssg ,
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@futurebird
Isn't it 227? The number I have stored in my head is 454, which is g to the pound. Since a pint's a pound and a mL of water weighs a gram, I assumed 8 fl. oz. (half a pint) would weigh half of 454 g and contain 227 mL.

18+ rob ,
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@futurebird
Also guessed 300mL.

18+ FeralRobots ,
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@futurebird I thought 8oz would be 232 ml. (28 g per weight ounce should translate to 28 ml per fluid ounce.)

18+ cali ,
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@futurebird It was “back of the napkin math” but I got real close! I’m surprised.

NormanDunbar ,
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@futurebird I voted 250 for both US and Imperial fluid ounces. 😉

I have no idea if I'm right but it's possible that maybe, I am!

FeralRobots ,
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@futurebird I only know this because I happen to have measured a lot of food by weight in the last several years.

thecorodon ,
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@futurebird
Can't answer because there's no option for "geez, iunno".

virtulis ,
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@futurebird guessed right mostly because that did seem to be the number i see on those cans that tend to have that number

jonpainterphoto ,
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@futurebird Is this Price is Right scoring?

chris_hayes ,
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@futurebird I'm guessing C. because the answer is always C.

DrSuzanne ,
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@futurebird no idea.

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