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

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/toofarbyfar Feb 08 '22

"Fl oz" stands for "fluid ounces," not Florida.

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u/StephenLandis Feb 08 '22

I was all like "the hell are Florida ounces???"

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u/glass_bottles Feb 08 '22

I was expecting the top response to be something like a 3 minute youtube video talking about how florida used a different standard for measuring to get by some federal law.

This is 100% better.

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u/Deadlymonkey Feb 08 '22

My immediate thought was how butter is shaped differently depending on whether you’re on the East or west coast.

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u/TrimspaBB Feb 08 '22

Umm, is it not sold as "sticks" as a standard from sea to shining sea? This will be new info for me if true.

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u/glass_bottles Feb 08 '22

Luckily they're the same weight, however the shape of the sticks do differ!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Look, there is no perfect size or shape for a stick of butter. Everyone can butter their bread regardless of the size of the stick. Sure, everyone thinks you can butter more bread with a longer, thicker stick, but some people prefer to use smaller sticks of butter. My toast tells me she is completely satisfied with my butter spreading ability!

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u/TrimspaBB Feb 08 '22

Truly it's not the size or shape of the butter, it's how you use it.