Honest People Might Be Dangerous

Re:Honest People Might Be Dangerous by defen on Sunday February 12, 2012 @12:33PM (#3582345)

FYI a shot is actually 1.5 ounces, so half a bottle would be about 8 shots, not 12.

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Re:Honest People Might Be Dangerous by dhimes on Sunday February 12, 2012 @01:22PM (#3582489)

Actually, a jigger is 1.5 ounces. A shot is 1 ounce.

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Re:Honest People Might Be Dangerous by defen on Sunday February 12, 2012 @01:46PM (#3582560)

I guess it depends on the country. In the U.S. it's 1.5 ounces.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_glass#Sizes

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Re:Honest People Might Be Dangerous by dhimes on Sunday February 12, 2012 @02:00PM (#3582616)

More likely it has changed over time.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&biw=135...

I'll admit, I'm old and my learning (through bartender's school, no less) reflects that. Most shot glasses will hold a jigger, but you don't fill it for a shot. Further down the page you linked, under "jigger," shows a tool we use(d). A "shot" was a drink, the "measure" was a jigger (1.5 oz) or a shot (1.0 oz). In programming terms, the word "shot" was overloaded.

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Re:Honest People Might Be Dangerous by droithomme on Sunday February 12, 2012 @12:49PM (#3582395)

Thanks, well no wonder my bottles don't last as long as I expect. (<- kidding)

Weird I've thought a shot was an ounce all these years.

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