That’s a ridiculous mischaracterization. The word “Ounce” derives from a word meaning “one twelfth”, so just like the inch to the foot, an ounce is either one sixteenth of a queen Anne pound of wine (which is itself based on the Queen Anne gallon of wine, or 231 cubic inches of wine), or one twentieth of an imperial pint, which is an eighth of an imperial gallon, which is ten water pounds.
Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon’s definition) and saying “Queen Anne gallon of wine” instead of the “wine gallon” defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the “Queen Anne wine gallon”), which parts are incorrect?
That’s a ridiculous mischaracterization. The word “Ounce” derives from a word meaning “one twelfth”, so just like the inch to the foot, an ounce is either one sixteenth of a queen Anne pound of wine (which is itself based on the Queen Anne gallon of wine, or 231 cubic inches of wine), or one twentieth of an imperial pint, which is an eighth of an imperial gallon, which is ten water pounds.
Flasks are a unit of mercury weight, obviously.
This must be from AI since it is so confidently wrong.
Genuine curiosity, other than the Queen Anne pound of wine (a joke I meant to contrast the imperial gallon’s definition) and saying “Queen Anne gallon of wine” instead of the “wine gallon” defined by Queen Anne in 1707 (now referred to as the “Queen Anne wine gallon”), which parts are incorrect?