Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 months agoA pint of water is not one pound, its 1.04318, which is a significant difference.
Comment on Why do Americans measure everything in cups?
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 2 months agoA pint of water is not one pound, its 1.04318, which is a significant difference.
morphballganon@lemmy.world 2 months ago
In what widely-used context is a .04318 difference significant?
Not soup. Not bread.
I don’t think even concrete would suffer noticeably from that difference.
Specal@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Well that’s a 4.3% difference. I’d consider 4.3% significant