evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?message-squaremessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1122arrow-down15
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square49fedilink
minus-squareTMarkos@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoIt’s rather close to 1/6 of a US gallon, so if sold in a 6pk the pack would be 1 gallon. No idea if that’s the real reason but it makes sense to me.
It’s rather close to 1/6 of a US gallon, so if sold in a 6pk the pack would be 1 gallon. No idea if that’s the real reason but it makes sense to me.