minus-squarezeet@lemmy.worldtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•In the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·edit-27 months ago618ml equates exactly to 600ml + 3% - maybe manufacturers add 3% on top because that’s the maximum allowable variance in quantities? From a quick search, 412ml and 515ml both seem pretty common too. linkfedilink
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618ml equates exactly to 600ml + 3% - maybe manufacturers add 3% on top because that’s the maximum allowable variance in quantities?
From a quick search, 412ml and 515ml both seem pretty common too.