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[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This glass has a safety factor of 2

Re: good engineer: this is the thing that frustrates me amount marketing/labeling for travel mugs or cookware; the listed capacity is the absolute brim capacity not the practical capacity. Want to put 16 oz in a 16 oz mug you’re gonna have to sip 3 ounces out first in order to put the lid on. Want to serve 2 qt soup? Gotta use the 3 qt pot.

[–] pufferfisherpowder 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yes!! So unbelievably annoying. Okay. Thank you. The total volume of this cylinder is 473ml. What the fuck can I use this for?! What I want you to tell me: total volume and total practical volume. Dumb af