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Here in Latin America, or at least here in Colombia, people call 500 grams "a pound" ("una libra") even though we never have used imperial officially
by Gualdrapo 2y ago
Here in Latin America, or at least here in Colombia, people call 500 grams "a pound" ("una libra") even though we never have used imperial officially
- rawgabbit 2y agoI think of weights in a similar manner, except I think of steak. An 8 ounce steak is about 250 grams. An 16 ounce steak (which is 1 pound) is about 500 grams. With regards to volume, I am used to 750mL bottles of wine. Converting distance is still unintuitive to me. The best method I came up with is that driving 60 miles per hour is about 100 km per hour.
- kees99 2y agoSame in the Netherlands. Metric pound, "pond" = 500 g. Rarely used, yet pretty much universally understood. https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pond_(massa) https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pond_(massa)