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Default When a gallon is not a gallon

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DerbyDad03 wrote:
A pound of coffee went from 16 ounces to 15, then to 14...

No, it didn't.

A pound of butter I recently noticed was 15 ounces

No, it wasn't.

A pound is 16 oz. Always was, probably always will be.



A pound of gold has only 12 ounces.


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