We sell soda in 20oz, 1L, and 2L bottles, or 12 ounce cans. Fountain drinks are measured in ounces.
Wine and liquor are sold in 750ml bottles (and other larger format bottles measured in liters), but individual servings are generally measured in ounces.
Our bullets/ammunition are also mixed, probably because we did standardize our military on NATO standards, but also love our legacy calibers and have a bunch of calibers that aren’t used in the military.
And the U.S. isn’t unique in having a bunch of ways to measure energy (joules, calories, kilowatt hours, therms, BTUs), but we’re somewhat unique in having too many ways to measure power (watts, BTUs/hr, horsepower).
The U.S.'s flowchart is pretty complicated, too.
We sell soda in 20oz, 1L, and 2L bottles, or 12 ounce cans. Fountain drinks are measured in ounces.
Wine and liquor are sold in 750ml bottles (and other larger format bottles measured in liters), but individual servings are generally measured in ounces.
Our bullets/ammunition are also mixed, probably because we did standardize our military on NATO standards, but also love our legacy calibers and have a bunch of calibers that aren’t used in the military.
And the U.S. isn’t unique in having a bunch of ways to measure energy (joules, calories, kilowatt hours, therms, BTUs), but we’re somewhat unique in having too many ways to measure power (watts, BTUs/hr, horsepower).
My least favourite unit is Tons of refrigeration.
That is whack that there are people seriously advertising products with this.