Do you really need to drink 5 metric gallons of water in one go?

  • edinbruh
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    10 hours ago

    Wake up babe! new measurement unit just dropped! The metric gallon

        • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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          3 hours ago

          Or would a metric gallon be 4 liters?

          A “metric ton” is 1000 kilograms, or 2200 pounds, which is a shade more than a short ton at 2,000 pounds.

          A US gallon is 4 quarts, which is about equal to 3.8 liters. So if a metric gallon was 4 liters, it’d be just a shade more than a US gallon.

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            1 hour ago

            I was just running with the 100 cubic inches to see what that would be.

            More seriously, like how a metric cup is 250mL (15mL tablespoon) I agree that a metric gallon would be 4L. In fact, in my neck of the woods “a gallon of milk” is in fact 4L.

            • Captain Aggravated@sh.itjust.works
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              59 minutes ago

              Okay so I think we can call that decided. The Council Of Internet Nonsense has spoken. A metric gallon is equal to 4 liters or 1.05669 US gallons. It has been COINed.

      • Botzo@lemmy.world
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        8 hours ago

        You joke, but we learned “tons” and “metric tons” in elementary school.

        I assume it’s the reason “metric” is used as an adjective this way.