• Captain Aggravated
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    1 day ago

    It boggles your mind that the units people were actually using became standardized?

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      1 day ago

      not all cups are the same so why would anyone say “this is now the exact amount of a cup”?

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        1 day ago

        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?