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The koku (斛) is a Chinese-based Japanese unit of volume. 1 koku is equivalent to 10 to or approximately 180 litres (40 imp gal; 48 US gal), [a] [1] or about 150 kilograms (330 lb) of rice. It converts, in turn, to 100 shō and 1000 gō . [ 2 ]
Sometimes hiro is used equal to 5 shaku [19] ( 50 / 33 m, ~1.5152 metres). The traditional units are still used for construction materials in Japan. For example, plywood is usually manufactured in 182 cm × 91 cm (about 72 in × 36 in ) sheets known in the trade as saburokuhan ( 3 × 6版 ) , or 3 × 6 shaku .
A 1-gō masu, a wooden box used for measuring portions of rice or sake. The gō or cup is a traditional Japanese unit based on the ge which is equal to 10 shaku or 1 ⁄ 10 shō. It was officially equated with 2401 / 13310 liters in 1891. The gō is the traditional amount used for a serving of rice and a cup of sake in Japanese cuisine.
As an imperial fluid ounce is 96.076% of an US fluid ounce, this means that one imperial gallon, quart, pint, cup and gill are all equal to 1.20095 of their US counterparts (i.e. 0.96076 × 20/16 = 1.20095). Historically, a common bottle size for liquor in the US was the "fifth", i.e. one-fifth of a US gallon (or one-sixth of an imperial gallon ...
Weight is measured in ounces and pounds (avoirdupois) as in the U.S. Volume is measured in imperial gallons , quarts , pints , fluid ounces , fluid drachms , and minims . The imperial gallon was originally defined as 10 pounds (4.5359 kg) of water in 1824, and refined as exactly 4.54609 litres in 1985.
In either case, a London bushel was reckoned to contain 64 pounds, 12 ounces, 20 pennyweight, and 32 grains. These measures were based on the relatively light tower pound and were rarely used in Scotland , Ireland , or Wales during the Middle Ages .
Since starting the TLC show in 2020 at around 600 pounds, Tammy has gone through a dramatic weight loss. In the season 3 finale of 1000 Lb.Sisters, which aired in January 2022, Tammy’s brother ...
The metric ton is the name used for the tonne (1000 kg, 2 204.622 62 lb), which is about 1.6% less than the long ton. The US customary system also includes the kip, equivalent to 1,000 pounds of force, which is also occasionally used as a unit of weight of 1,000 pounds (usually in engineering contexts).