evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareIn the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?evlogii@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squarestammi@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoMaybe they have one machine set up to fill the bottles. In one market they are required to deliver a safety margin of 3%. So they put 618 in a 600 bottle. In the other market there is no such requirement. So they write 618 on the bottle.
Maybe they have one machine set up to fill the bottles. In one market they are required to deliver a safety margin of 3%. So they put 618 in a 600 bottle. In the other market there is no such requirement. So they write 618 on the bottle.