The General Chat Thread (2025)

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I’ve been long convinced there’s a secret deep state department that exists between the US and the UK, meant to ensure all language, measurements, etc are purposely kept at “close, but not quite.”

“Ok, we’ve just invented this new widget, and I propose we call it a blippity-blap, so…blappity-blip for your side? Sound good?”

“Yes…that might work, but how about this instead? You call it blippity-blap, and we’ll call it blippity-blap…but we’ll pronounce it slightly differently, like, oh I don’t know…you say BLIP-ity and we’ll say bli-PITY, hmmmm?”

“Oh, I like that, extra confusing because it’s the same spelling and all that! Now, what’s up with these teaspoons? Is everyone in agreement that 0.07ml difference is sufficient?”

“Yeah, but say ours is 0.0024oz different.”

I can’t think of another plausible explanation
Although in all honesty it’s a known occurrence in countries using English systems that gained independence.
It was considered a little bit of a two fingered salute waving off overseas rule

 

[TastyReuben]

It was considered a little bit of a two fingered salute waving off overseas rule

See what I mean? We cut that in half, to one middle finger!

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

See what I mean? We cut that in half, to one middle finger!

 

[karadekoolaid]

There's a theory that island nations always consider themselves independent. The UK, Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia.
Whether they're geographically classified as belonging to a particular continent or not, is somewhat irrelevant to them.

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

There's a theory that island nations always consider themselves independent. The UK, Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia.
Whether they're geographically classified as belonging to a particular continent or not, is somewhat irrelevant to them.

Like Hawaii.
It was an independent Nation until ...

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

A Tbsp is 1/2 ounce, by volume, and mine is marked 15 ml. When I take the tsp it takes four of those to fill up the Tbsp yet it's marked 5 ml.

In Australia a tablespoon is 20ml not 15ml.

 

[medtran49]

I don't get it on the tsp and the 0.07 ml. A Tbsp is 1/2 ounce, by volume, and mine is marked 15 ml. When I take the tsp it takes four of those to fill up the Tbsp yet it's marked 5 ml.

Either ATK or Cook's Country tested commercially available measuring items on 1 of their shows against high quality laboratory measuring items. A lot of the measuring items available to home users were way off, cheaper ones especially. Not saying what your wife had was cheap, just that it's something to bear in mind for everyone, particularly when measurements really matter, like in baking.

 

[Barriehie]

Either ATK or Cook's Country tested commercially available measuring items on 1 of their shows against high quality laboratory measuring items. A lot of the measuring items available to home users were way off, cheaper ones especially. Not saying what your wife had was cheap, just that it's something to bear in mind for everyone, particularly when measurements really matter, like in baking.

I mostly eyeball everything unless I'm baking, then it's the scale dialed down to grams.

 

[TastyReuben]

Either ATK or Cook's Country tested commercially available measuring items on 1 of their shows against high quality laboratory measuring items. A lot of the measuring items available to home users were way off, cheaper ones especially. Not saying what your wife had was cheap, just that it's something to bear in mind for everyone, particularly when measurements really matter, like in baking.

That’s a good point. I have an Anchor Glass 1-cup measuring cup that’s off by a good 2 tablespoons, and I have a cocktail shaker with measurements and recipes listed on the side…it’s so far out of whack it’s ridiculous.

 

[MypinchofItaly]

Temperatures dropped sharply today, I went from wearing a T-shirt this morning to a sweatshirt tonight.