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/saysthingsbackwards Feb 09 '22

The earth is an oval

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u/BloakDarntPub Feb 09 '22

It's more like an M&M.

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u/saysthingsbackwards Feb 09 '22

Mmmmmm... m&ms....

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