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minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoIt boggles your mind that the units people were actually using became standardized?
minus-squarestebo@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agonot all cups are the same so why would anyone say “this is now the exact amount of a cup”?
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoThe amount measured by a typical tea or coffee cup is approximately 1/2 US Pint, so when it comes time to codify it that’s a reasonable place to put it. Anything else you wish to artificially complicate?
It boggles your mind that the units people were actually using became standardized?
not all cups are the same so why would anyone say “this is now the exact amount of a cup”?
The amount measured by a typical tea or coffee cup is approximately 1/2 US Pint, so when it comes time to codify it that’s a reasonable place to put it.
Anything else you wish to artificially complicate?