Ben by Daniel Shelton for February 27, 2021

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    some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    That’s some pretty concentrated powder if it only needs a gram.

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    pschearer Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    It sure looks like he used a kilocup.

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    stairsteppublishing  almost 4 years ago

    Thought Canadians used the metric system and that Ben was Canadian. When trying to figure the conversion I asked Siri. Never can remember the formula.

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    Dani Rice  almost 4 years ago

    Even after years of measuring foods, I can only remember that 30 grams is an ounce.

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    raptor  almost 4 years ago

    1 gram = 1/4 teaspoon… a little vinegar in the water will get rid of the soap easily – makes a great dish water rinse too.

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    Bruce1253  almost 4 years ago

    Well played Sir! You will never be asked to do laundry again. You will however have to help clean up your mess.

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    pbr50138  almost 4 years ago

    When I hear metric sizes on the TV, I convert them into feet, yards or miles, depending on what they’re talking about.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    It is a good thing we never went whole hog into the metric system. Holy Crap!

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    DawnQuinn1  almost 4 years ago

    If you are not sure, use an online unit converter. Saves a lot of aggravation.

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    j.l.farmer  almost 4 years ago

    i’m surprised they are using powered detergent. if they were using liquid it would be easier for him.

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    DDrazen  almost 4 years ago

    Ben’s sideline as a dope dealer was short-lived.

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    MCProfessor  almost 4 years ago

    The US really needs to join the rest of the world and use the metric system. The scientific and engineering groups have already done so.

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    BJIllistrated Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    I never understood why we have to have 2 systems of measure. Pick one and teach whoever doesn’t get theirs how to understand the other.

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    mistercatworks  almost 4 years ago

    And, no, a pound doesn’t equal a thousand gallons.

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    cuzinron47  almost 4 years ago

    But the whole room will be lemony fresh for a while.

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    cuzinron47  almost 4 years ago

    Made me look, but the measuring cup I have has ounces on one side and metric on the other side. But I have to agree with some idiot from R’lyeh above that 1 gram is pretty concentrated. It should have come with a warning label saying a little dab ’ll do ya.

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    Plods with ...™  almost 4 years ago

    Guess she won’t ask him to do laundry again?

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    Ainimache Premium Member almost 4 years ago

    It probably said something like use 300 grams, not 1 gram. I want to know why the laundry detergent is lemon scented? Dishwasher stuff, yes, but not laundry.

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    cabalonrye  almost 4 years ago

    The ghost of the Mars Climate Orbiter strikes again.

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    prabbit237  almost 4 years ago

    There’s no “conversion” from grams to cups. A cup is a volume measurement, whereas a gram is weight. Now a cup of water weighs almost exactly 8 ounces (to be picky, it’s 236.59 Grams or 8.35 Ounces) but a cup of flour weighs about 125g or a bit over half of what the water weighs, and a cup of gold would be 4.5kg or a bit over 10 pounds. So there’s no “use an online unit converter” or “ask Siri.”

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    mafastore  almost 4 years ago

    I use liquid detergent and the bottle cap is used to measure the amount needed with lines in it for different amounts.

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