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Maybe he feels 1000mL is somehow more precise than 1 quart because it has more numbers in it, or something (either way I still say you're going to lose the precision from the conversion by choosing to either measure to the top/bottom/middle of the line on your glass).

Originally Posted by Jpnezeshorty

b) That adding a "the" before a particular street name or highway is a part of speech/language particular to an area you come from. It's most common for Southern Californians such as myself to give directions like, "Take the 405 North to the 101 and get off on the second exit." Where a Northern Californian, (as I'm told) would typically leave out the first couple "the"s.

Yeah, I found that out over the summer. Here in the east we tend to call most numbered roads "Route" unless it's an interstate where we'll prefix it with an I. So, instead of driving on the 5 from LA to SF you'd take I-5.

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Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Yeah, I found that out over the summer. Here in the east we tend to call most numbered roads "Route" unless it's an interstate where we'll prefix it with an I. So, instead of driving on the 5 from LA to SF you'd take I-5.

huh I've heard of people calling highways "Route" but here we just call them highways (hwy 38) and we usually just abbreviate interstates to I, like I-5.

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Originally Posted by Gumby

Huh, who told you that? That doesn't make any sense why one system would be more accurate than another. 1 cup will always equal 236.59 ml and vice versa... It is stupid to say that 1mm is more accurate than .03937in since they mean the exact same thing O_o, the same goes for ANY other measurement system as well. Seriously there is nothing wrong with the English measurement system.

At my work we use mostly letter sized paper and on occasion legal sized paper. I've heard of A4 before but never used it, I'm not even sure where I could buy that here if I can at all.

Gumby, you fail to realize. Say you need eggs for a cake.

There are many many bakers who argue this over and over which is more accurate. Most will agree metric is more accurate just because of this.

Say you need 12 eggs or egg yolks. 1 cup/240 MLs.

Since every egg has different SIZE egg yolks/whites. It is more accurate/easier to measure by VOLUME 240 MLs then it is by 12 eggs/egg yolks or 1 cup.

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And I was told Racin, that your suppose to measure below the line. Though I forgot the technical term of it.

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Originally Posted by Zio

Gumby, you fail to realize. Say you need eggs for a cake.

There are many many bakers who argue this over and over which is more accurate. Most will agree metric is more accurate just because of this.

Say you need 12 eggs or egg yolks. 1 cup/240 MLs.

Since every egg has different SIZE egg yolks/whites. It is more accurate/easier to measure by VOLUME 240 MLs then it is by 12 eggs/egg yolks or 1 cup.

EDIT:

And I was told Racin, that your suppose to measure below the line. Though I forgot the technical term of it.

I think you're referring to the meniscus?

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Originally Posted by Gumby

Huh, who told you that? That doesn't make any sense why one system would be more accurate than another. 1 cup will always equal 236.59 ml and vice versa... It is stupid to say that 1mm is more accurate than .03937in since they mean the exact same thing O_o, the same goes for ANY other measurement system as well. Seriously there is nothing wrong with the English measurement system.

Well, as a decent cook myself, I say that measurements in cooking/baking/whatever is all relative, so it really shouldn't matter so long as you're keeping consistency with the system you're using in relation to what you're measuring.

I dunno... I never cooked anything that precisely before so I may be wrong in this... I'm an eyeball-measuring type of cook. /shrugs

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Originally Posted by Zio

Gumby, you fail to realize. Say you need eggs for a cake.

There are many many bakers who argue this over and over which is more accurate. Most will agree metric is more accurate just because of this.

Don't most large-scale bakeries measure things by weight? That's a much more efficient, and precise, method of measuring ingredients (in which case it doesn't matter if you use grams, pounds, or stones, as long as you're measuring just as precisely you'll get the same value).

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Say you need 12 eggs or egg yolks. 1 cup/240 MLs.

Since every egg has different SIZE egg yolks/whites. It is more accurate/easier to measure by VOLUME 240 MLs then it is by 12 eggs/egg yolks or 1 cup.

Umm...a cup is a volumetric measurement in the same way that 240mL is. You're just as likely to actually measure out 238mL as 1.005 cups. Tell, me, which system is more accurate, Fahrenheit or Celsius?

Also, I'd also guess that 12 eggs is closer to 1 cup than 240 megaliters, so I figure imperial would be a better system if you don't know your metric prefixes.

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And I was told Racin, that your suppose to measure below the line. Though I forgot the technical term of it.

As nabhan said, it's the meniscus.

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Well it depends, some meausre by volume, some by weight. It depends who is the owner/head baker.

By ML, I ment mililiters..... I suppose mL I shoudl have used instead of ML.

Though I thought there was no such thing as Megaliters.

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