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@evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 1 year ago

In the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?

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In 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 ago
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  • ℕ𝕖𝕞𝕠
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    22•1 year ago

    I thought initially it must be a round number of flounces, but it’s closer to 21 than 20floz, so IDK.

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    • @dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de
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      Flounces sounds funny

      • @Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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        Lambs definitely flounce when they’re happy

  • zeet
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    618ml equates exactly to 600ml + 3% - maybe manufacturers add 3% on top because that’s the maximum allowable variance in quantities?

    From a quick search, 412ml and 515ml both seem pretty common too.

    • @ILikeBasil@lemmy.world
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      I think you’re on the right track. My guess would be that they have a 3% tolerance (uncertainty, idk) with filling so they fill 600 ml but statistically it might be as much as 618. Putting 618 on the packaging lowers the price per liter a little, compared to 600.

      • @zzzzzz@lemmy.ml
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        This is pretty compelling. I vote “solved”.

  • @RoquetteQueen@sh.itjust.works
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    In Canada we have a lot of that and I always assumed we import things from America and then just change the labels. The metric usually converts to a more reasonable number in imperial.

    • SeaJ
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      We get the joy of both here in the US. Both are required to be listed and either can be a nice round number but generally it is the imperial one.

  • @Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    -2•1 year ago

    It’s a man’s number.

  • Otter
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    4•1 year ago

    If all those different products, with different shapes containers, have the same number then I’m not sure

    But I do sometimes see things like shampoo coming in weird sizes because of the shape of the bottle

  • @TokenBoomer@lemmy.world
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    It’s the Illuminati. They have to tell/show you what they’re doing for some reason. Probably has to do with that. I don’t know what it means though. And yes, I read conspiracy theories.

  • @yads@lemmy.ca
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    Possibly started with a different volume then through shrinkflation ended up at 618 mL

    • @Gallardo994@sh.itjust.works
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      3•1 year ago

      0.618? Sounds like ex-0.75 to me

  • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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    Huh. I put 618ml in Google and hit “shopping” filter and only one item comes up in that size, a hair cream somewhat ominously named Fakeshu.

    • @zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev
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      11•1 year ago

      Unlike the completely unominous sham poo that is also used in hair.

    • @1847953620@lemmy.world
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      2•1 year ago

      au contraire, fakeSHU

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