Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by brodsky on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @02:03PM
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don't some parts of Europe also use decilitres for beverage packaging? I've seen bottles that are like "75dl", and it took me a few minutes to clue in.
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Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by praseodym on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @02:32PM
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That would be centiliters, for example, wine is most commonly sold in 75cl bottles. Millilitres is also a common unit for smaller quantities in e.g. cosmetics.
Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by brodsky on Thursday July 26, 2018 @11:06AM
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Right! I actually meant centiliters - it's been a few years. But a commenter below mentions deciliters are a thing as well. What a crazy world :)
Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by yoz-y on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @05:16PM
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At least in some parts of central Europe it is common to buy beverages per decilitre and meat by dekagrams.
Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by smhenderson on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @03:28PM
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750 Liters would be a very large beverage! A typical keg of beer is only around 59 liters.
Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by screaminghawk on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @03:54PM
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1dL = 0.1L
Re:'Japan's millennium bug' ahead of Akihito's abdication
by smhenderson on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @04:30PM
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My bad, thought the d was for deca, not deci.
I'm in the US and although I spent some time in Canada I am for the most part not used to seeing the metric system used day to day. My metric system knowledge basically is what I remember from elementary and middle school.