What’s up with 19.2 fl oz beer cans? I mean, I like the size, but it’s not an even amount of anything. It equates to 567.81 ml.
Yes, I know American units are wonky, but sometimes they’re weird because they actually equal to an even metric number. For example, they sell 16.9 fl oz water bottles because that’s a half liter.
So, what gives on the 19.2 fl oz / 567.81 ml measurement for these tall cans?
@derickr@ramsey Thanks! And thanks to the wikipedia article I now also know why electric kettles usually have 1,7 liters in volume: It's actually 3 (imperial) pints... 🙈
@afilina It for sure is. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallon) but still: Why 8? Why not 7? or 9? Usually there's a reason behind these connections that somehow got lost over time.
Perhaps the size of a jug still carryable for a 10 year old kid when serving in a pub?
@heiglandreas@afilina@derickr@ramsey it’s eight because a mile is eight furlongs long and a furlong is the distance an ox can pull a plow without resting. see? the imperial system makes perfect sense!
@ramsey the last time i saw something like that was to get around a law. oklahoma's alcohol laws used to be ultra problematic. and there is a reason four loko changed their cans from 14% to 13.9%
and i still suspect that here, given the hype around it to put us at ease.
@ramsey
"This craft answer to the single-serve is an imperial pint, 20 British ounces—that’s where the 0.2 comes from. It’s the same diameter as a 16-ounce can, which comes in handy for canning-line flexibility.
[...] Volek, “19.2-ounce cans are the largest size that will take a standard can end. They maximize liquid volume without the need to make major modifications to the package lines.” " https://allaboutbeer.com/19-2-ounce-beers-are-on-the-rise-the-skinny-on-the-taller-cans/
@doktrock I seem to recall knowing this at some point, and I’ve forgotten it.
“An imperial fluid ounce is defined in British law as 28.4130625 millilitres, a US customary fluid ounce is 29.57353 mL, and a US food labelling fluid ounce is 30 mL.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ounce#Fluid_ounce
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