• FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    gms/kg

    That doesn’t look right

    lb

    Ugh, at least I’ve heard of that

    quart

    Was this chart made by a mediaeval apothecary?

    cylinder

    Alright, what the fuck‽

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      6 months ago

      It’s an American. Ld50 is in g/kg. Quarts are our magic bullshit, but idk why they used it vodka is in fifths and handles (750mL/1.5L respectively). Table salt comes in a standard cylindrical container consisting of about enough to kill every other person that weighs 10.7 stone.

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      6 months ago

      The only thing I’ll defend here is cylinder, because we actually all get our salt in cylinders, so it’s a legitimately useful comparison in this one specific instance