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Post by impulse on Jul 18, 2022 8:50:00 GMT -5
What's the conversion between an assload, a shitload, and a f***ton? Is there a difference between an Imperial and metric shit loads, or is it a universal term? Is a buttload the same as an assload?
I don't want to be hyperbolic in my correspondence, so it seems good to know the actual ratios.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 18, 2022 9:24:37 GMT -5
What's the conversion between an assload, a shitload, and a f***ton? Is there a difference between an Imperial and metric shit loads, or is it a universal term? Is a buttload the same as an assload? I don't want to be hyperbolic in my correspondence, so it seems good to know the actual ratios.
A buttload is much more than an assload. An assload is equivalent to 60 bushels, or approximately 480 lbs. (218kg), while a buttload is roughly equivalent to two hogsheads, or 126 gallons (477 litres). Now, comparing a mass measurement to a volume measurement is tricky, depending on the density of the liquid, but assuming that it were a buttload of water or wine, the actual mass weight of a buttload would be a little over 2000 lbs., or roughly 914kg.
Therefore, a buttload is a little less than a double assload. Obviously, if it were a buttload of molasses, pure alcohol or milk (all heavier than water), it would possibly weigh even more.
A shitload eclipses either an assload or a buttload, coming in at approximately 2.7 short tons (2.45 metric tons), which is the weight of one fully loaded sewage scow.
By the way, don't trust Google's explanation of these measurements, which is spurious and laughable at best. The illustrations that I have used are based on real-world scenarios instead of hyperbole.
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Post by impulse on Jul 18, 2022 9:57:36 GMT -5
What's the conversion between an assload, a shitload, and a f***ton? Is there a difference between an Imperial and metric shit loads, or is it a universal term? Is a buttload the same as an assload? I don't want to be hyperbolic in my correspondence, so it seems good to know the actual ratios. A buttload is much more than an assload. An assload is equivalent to 60 bushels, or approximately 480 lbs. (218kg), while a buttload is roughly equivalent to two hogsheads, or 126 gallons (477 litres). Now, comparing a mass measurement to a volume measurement is tricky, depending on the density of the liquid, but assuming that it were a buttload of water or wine, the actual mass weight of a buttload would be a little over 2000 lbs., or roughly 914kg.
Therefore, a buttload is a little less than a double assload. Obviously, if it were a buttload of molasses, pure alcohol or milk (all heavier than water), it would possibly weigh even more. A shitload eclipses either an assload or a buttload, coming in at approximately 2.7 short tons (2.45 metric tons), which is the weight of one fully loaded sewage scow.
By the way, don't trust Google's explanation of these measurements, which is spurious and laughable at best. The illustrations that I have used are based on real-world scenarios instead of hyperbole.
I love science. Thank you for your wisdom. Now I wonder how much energy is consumed hauling ass... Thanks for the genuine laugh. I needed it. |
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Post by majestic on Jul 18, 2022 17:29:35 GMT -5
They don't even give you ice in your water at a restaurant here, unless you specifically ask for it! I noticed that when we were in London in 2019. We Americans love lots of ice in our drinks. Why no ice? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 18, 2022 17:52:04 GMT -5
Gem City Comic Con is coming up this weekend. Planning on attending with some friends on Saturday (it's friends from my D&D group and we play on Sundays so only doing 1 day this year). Anyone else near the Dayton region planning on attending? Bob Hall, Pat Broderick, Daryl Banks, Don Simpson, and Kyle Hotz are among the expected guests. If you're planning on attending, give me a shout, we can arrange to say hi in person. -M
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Post by Confessor on Jul 18, 2022 18:53:52 GMT -5
They don't even give you ice in your water at a restaurant here, unless you specifically ask for it! I noticed that when we were in London in 2019. We Americans love lots of ice in our drinks. Why no ice? Because we're a mean, stingy, unfriendly bunch here in the UK.  Seriously, I don't know why we don't put tons of ice in our water here like you guys do in the States. Possibly because it's bloody cold and rainy here so much of the time?  But I do love how free you yanks are with your ice in your water...and how free you are with your spirits too. No stingy 25 ml optics to measure out a measly little dribble of gin or whisky in the U.S. No sir, the bartender just free pours a good old glug of liquor into your glass. My first night in the U.S., I ordered a "double gin and tonic" and the guy behind the bar poured so much gin into my glass that I had real trouble navigating myself through the door on my way out of the place!  I soon learned you don't need to ask for a double over there. How generous you all are as a society and a culture is one of my favourite things about America and Americans. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Jul 19, 2022 6:48:28 GMT -5
I noticed that when we were in London in 2019. We Americans love lots of ice in our drinks. Why no ice? Because we're a mean, stingy, unfriendly bunch here in the UK. Seriously, I don't know why we don't put tons of ice in our water here like you guys do in the States. Possibly because it's bloody cold and rainy here so much of the time? But I do love how free you yanks are with your ice in your water...and how free you are with your spirits too. No stingy 25 ml optics to measure out a measly little dribble of gin or whisky in the U.S. No sir, the bartender just free pours a good old glug of liquor into your glass. My first night in the U.S., I ordered a "double gin and tonic" and the guy behind the bar poured so much gin into my glass that I had real trouble navigating myself through the door on my way out of the place! I soon learned you don't need to ask for a double over there.
How generous you all are as a society and a culture is one of my favourite things about America and Americans.
As a fellow foreigner who lived there for five years, I absolutely concur.
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Post by Ish Kabbible on Jul 19, 2022 6:58:17 GMT -5
I noticed that when we were in London in 2019. We Americans love lots of ice in our drinks. Why no ice? Give us your tired, your poor, Your iceless masses yearning to drink cold |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Jul 19, 2022 7:04:58 GMT -5
How generous you all are as a society and a culture is one of my favourite things about America and Americans. Give us your tired, your poor, Your iceless masses yearning to drink cold Yup, little known fact: the Statue of Liberty's torch was originally an ice cold drink. |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 19, 2022 7:18:13 GMT -5
Generosity has nothing to do with it.
The more ice you put into a drink, the less drink you have to put in.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 19, 2022 7:48:32 GMT -5
Generosity has nothing to do with it. The more ice you put into a drink, the less drink you have to put in.
Correct, and that was part of the original reason, but it was largely negated over the last few decades by offering free refills on most soft drinks, which is still somewhat of a rarity in the UK.
Adult beverages are another matter entirely, but ice allows an experienced bartender to use a light hand and "pad" his pours by eye.
Experienced imbibers are not fooled... one of a few reasons that you will never, ever see me order a whisky of any sort "on the rocks".
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 19, 2022 8:01:09 GMT -5
Oh, man. Ice in beverages. That used to be one of my major pet peeves when I began living in Europe back in the early 1990s. Here in Croatia, I had to beg to get ice in, say, a glass of Coke or other soft drink in a cafe or restaurant (and even then they would just drop a half-melted cube or two from a bucket sitting on the bar). It's better now, but I still get "you Americans"-type comments from people I know when they see how much ice I put in my glass.
Otherwise, this conversation reminds me of a passage in Henry Miller's The Air-Conditioned Nightmare about a road-trip through the US after living in Paris for 10 years. I found most of his criticisms of American society pretty spot on, but when he started complaining about all of the ice we dump in our drinks my reaction was, "oh, shut up, you whiny b****!"
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Post by Confessor on Jul 19, 2022 8:03:59 GMT -5
Generosity has nothing to do with it. The more ice you put into a drink, the less drink you have to put in. Correct, and that was part of the original reason, but it was largely negated over the last few decades by offering free refills on most soft drinks, which is still somewhat of a rarity in the UK.
Yeah, I was gonna say to Hal that the endless refills over there in the U.S. kind of negate any money saving intent with soft drinks. We don't generally have endless refills of water, coffee, tea etc over here as the norm either. If you want another drink, you have to buy it. So yeah, it's still a much more generous cultural norm than in the UK. Experienced imbibers are not fooled... one of a few reasons that you will never, ever see me order a whisky of any sort "on the rocks". Well, on the flip side, I guess that's one way that our strict legal adherence to a shot being 25ml is a good thing; regardless of whether it's on the rocks on not, a shot of whisky is a shot of whisky. |
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Post by Confessor on Jul 19, 2022 8:09:13 GMT -5
Give us your tired, your poor, Your iceless masses yearning to drink cold Yup, little known fact: the Statue of Liberty's torch was originally an ice cold drink. I thought it was an ice cream cone? |
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 19, 2022 8:29:25 GMT -5
Experienced imbibers are not fooled... one of a few reasons that you will never, ever see me order a whisky of any sort "on the rocks". Well, on the flip side, I guess that's one way that our strict legal adherence to a shot being 25ml is a good thing; regardless of whether it's on the rocks on not, a shot of whisky is a shot of whisky.
Which is quite a let-down to hard-drinking yanks who wind up in a pub in Inverness, expecting tall pours of scotch in its country of origin.
It's rather interesting-- in the US, a "shot" of liquor is generally considered to be 1.5 oz (42.5 ml). Conversely, a standard US "pint" is 16 oz, while an imperial pint is a little over 19 oz.
Lesson learned-- for most Americans-- when visiting the UK, stick to beer during your stay and get more for your shilling... save the hard liquor for the duty-free purchases on the way home.  |
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I soon learned you don't need to ask for a double over there.
