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Akalenedat t1_je7he8e wrote

Because the Metric system is based on water, and the Imperial system is based on hacked together bullshit from a dozen different measuring systems combined.

A gram is a Metric unit, the mass of 1 ml of water. A pound is an Imperial unit loosely based on the ancient Roman libra, the mass of...nothing in particular, that we are aware of.

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chris_bro_pher OP t1_je7hpnc wrote

Well fuck, honestly I always thought fluid ounces and dry ounces were equal with water. I didn’t even look it up to check.

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