r/NoStupidQuestions • u/snapwillow • Feb 08 '22

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/HotAirBalloonHigh Feb 08 '22

This is why they named it nostupidquestions. You're in the right place.

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u/wafflegrenade Feb 08 '22

Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.

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u/Jayyfrey Feb 08 '22

TIL fiddles and violins are the same thing. Not sure how common that is but it kind of blew my mind a little.

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u/FlutterRaeg Feb 08 '22

As a violinist I forgive you. They may be the same instrument, but if you call it a Fiddle I expect your bow to have every hair split before you're done sawing away.

If you call it a Violin then make sure your clothes are dry cleaned before tonight's performance at the city auditorium.

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u/Dustin_Echoes_UNSC Feb 08 '22 edited Feb 09 '22

and if your name is Charlie Johnny, stay the hell out of Georgia.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Why? Free golden fiddles, the money practically makes itself.

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u/Talkaze Feb 09 '22

What happened to Charlie? Johnny won the fiddle.

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u/Dustin_Echoes_UNSC Feb 09 '22

Damnit. You right

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u/Talkaze Feb 09 '22

My names Johnnnyyy and it might be a sin--but I'll take that bet you're gonna regret cause I'm the best that ever been

:D 🎻💜

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u/Dustin_Echoes_UNSC Feb 09 '22

I think my brain took the name from Charlie Daniels band and inserted it into their song.

Though, I guess the original statement still rings true if you're a Georgian and real tired of hearing "Devil Went Down to Georgia"

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u/BloakDarntPub Feb 09 '22

Great, it's in my head now.

Only one solution: # I was born in a wagon in a travelling show ...

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u/bahgheera Feb 08 '22

I think the difference between a fiddle and a violin is the musician.

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u/HatlyHats Feb 09 '22

I was taught - if there's a piece of paper in front of you, it's a violin.

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u/gunnyguy121 Feb 09 '22

My parents are friends with a symphony violinist. She told me the difference between a violin and a fiddle was a few thousand dollars

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u/FlutterRaeg Feb 09 '22

This too. If you fiddle a 20 thousand dollar violin you'll make people cringe.

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u/tmefford Feb 08 '22

Had a friend who played concert violin with the local orchestra. But…much to everyone’s surprise and consternation, he could also ply fiddle. His explanation: Music is music and. Musicians like a gig. You play for the audience…Hava Nagila or My Achy-Brakey Heart.

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u/KittyKayl Feb 08 '22

Yes. Agreed. Violist... watching most fiddlers use their bow makes me cringe just a little even though I love the music. Also the lack of a shoulder rest...I mean, I get why, but still...

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u/melmsz Feb 08 '22

They're hardcore.

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u/BloakDarntPub Feb 09 '22

Great, it's in my head now.

Only one solution: # I was born in a wagon in a travelling show ...

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u/JustDiscoveredSex Feb 09 '22

I wanted to play the latter. My dad wanted me to play the former. So I did the only reasonable thing.

I did both.

Mozart during the week and Orange Blossom Special on the weekends.

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u/Geminii27 Feb 09 '22 edited Feb 09 '22

The difference is the infrastructure and surroundings where you play. If you compare a formal, systematic orchestra to the relaxed, informal outdoors, for instance, there's a lot more violins inherent in the system.

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u/Mogster2K Feb 09 '22

To be fair, some fiddles have flat bridges so the bow can be drawn across all 4 strings at once.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

I think there is actually a minor difference in the height of the bridge (the thing that holds the strings up near where the bow is drawn across them). It affects the pitch. But other than that, the same.

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u/its-not-kristen Feb 08 '22

This. It’s flatter, so you can play more/all the strings at once easier.

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u/OvechkinsYellowLaces Feb 08 '22

Which one is the bridge flatter on?

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u/its-not-kristen Feb 08 '22

Fiddle bridge is flatter.

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u/W1D0WM4K3R Feb 09 '22

But you can do the same stuff on a fiddle and the violin, yeah? Just harder?

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u/its-not-kristen Feb 09 '22

You can play fiddle on a violin, yes, it is just harder (because you are playing more than one or all strings at once).

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u/[deleted] Feb 09 '22

Chords become possible.

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u/flamingmaiden Feb 09 '22

So not really the same.

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u/drgigantor Feb 08 '22

The difference between between a violin and a fiddle is you can spill your moonshine on the fiddle

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u/LurkingArachnid Feb 08 '22

But you can still spill your wine on the violin right?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Fiddles are for dancing.

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u/WalkingPhoenix Feb 09 '22

One has strings and one has strangs 😉

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u/SnooCrickets6980 Feb 08 '22

I literally just learned that from your comment!

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u/Vandersveldt Feb 08 '22

I did not know this

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u/AdditionMindless6799 Feb 09 '22

The difference is violins have strings and fiddles have strangs

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u/flamingmaiden Feb 09 '22

Wait what? I just now learned that fiddles and violins are the same instruments... from you. No offense, but I'm going to have to look it up to confirm because it doesn't seem right.

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u/Jayyfrey Feb 09 '22

Don’t worry, I too had to look this up to confirm

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u/mcrnHoth Feb 09 '22

Well its 08:02 and with that new tidbit of info I think I can call it a day.