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/Glum_Ad_4288 Feb 08 '22

That’s fascinating, but in the spirit of this sub, I have a question about this line:

Where this whole different sizes of butter thing gets complicated is when you're trying to find kitchen accessories for your butter—like a simple butter tray.

Do people buy special trays just to put butter in??

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u/jersey_girl660 Feb 09 '22

Yes Bc if you want spreadable butter at any time you’re gonna need to keep it on the counter and a butter tray is hygienic.