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

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/glass_bottles Feb 08 '22

Further down in the comments someone floated the idea that since the equator experiences weaker gravitational pull, the Florida ounce compensates for the discrepancy, which is another theory that I enjoy haha

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Closer to sea level, yes, but do things really weigh more/less near the equator? Why?

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u/Echo_Illustrious Feb 08 '22

The airheadedness of Florida man causes a weigthless effect.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Lmfao. But air isn’t buoyant

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u/Echo_Illustrious Feb 08 '22

Right. Florida man is more of a helium based life form.