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Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote by sib on Friday November 16, 2018 @10:07PM (#18473692)
>> "A gallon is still a base 10 unit of measure of water (10 pounds of water)."

Not sure what you are getting at here. A gallon is about 8.3 lbs (3.8kg).

A gallon is 128 oz, a nice base-2 number.

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Re:International System of Units overhauled in historic vote by Symbiote on Friday November 16, 2018 @11:23PM (#18473935)
You are arguing the difference between an imperial gallon and a US gallon.

Further evidence of how stupid these measurements are.

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