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In the store, I sometimes encounter containers (e.g., beer, water, shampoo) with a volume of 618ml. Why exactly this number?

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intensely_human@lemm.ee
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This doesn’t make sense. If there’s 3% variance in their manufacturing, they should be advertising it as 97% of their target amount because overpromising in advertising is a major legal liability. Telling people you’re giving them 618 ml when you actually given te 582 ml is basis for some kind of lawsuit I would wager.

Giving people less than you say you’re giving them is more of a crime than giving them more than you say you’re giving them.

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dzervas@lemmy.world
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I’d be stunned if today’s machinery has more than 0.1% error rate.

I’d expect 3% variance to be the legally allowed but their machines are much, much more accurate

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