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[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

It’s an American. Ld50 is in g/kg. Quarts are our magic bullshit, but idk why they used it vodka is in fifths and handles (750mL/1.5L respectively). Table salt comes in a standard cylindrical container consisting of about enough to kill every other person that weighs 10.7 stone.

[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I'm guessing a fifth is like a fifth of a gallon, but handles‽

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 points 6 months ago

You are correct. A handle is double that. It’s big enough the bottle has a handle on it

[-] FozzyOsbourne@lemm.ee 5 points 6 months ago

Seems like a perfectly cromulent unit of measurement

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