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What's the dumbest thing you thought as an adult that you recently learned was wrong? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I just realized while cooking that a measuring-cup cup (as measured out as 250mL in a glass measuring cup) is the same amount(s) as one of the actual plastic baking measuring cups that go inside each other like Russian dolls lol

I thought they were different somehow (something something imperial metric yadda yadda yaddda)

Your turn to come clean Lemmings!

**EDIT: to clarify, I mean volumetrically for measuring liquids

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[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Well those wires that hold telephone poles and other such tall objects in position? those aren't called "guide-wires."

They're called "Guy wires."

I think that's pretty dumb of everyone else tho

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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago (19 children)

A cup is 8 ounces, 237ml.

“Measuring cups” come in a variety of labeled sizes.

I’m sorry, you thought a cup wasn’t… a cup?

[–] PrincessTardigrade@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I think they are referring to the measuring spoons used for dry ingredients. In middle school home ec class, we were told to never use dry measuring tools for liquids and vice versa, the teacher implied that the measurement would be different

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