Riddle

[sylvar]

I have a bottle of water on my desk. I've long since peeled off the label, and I wanted to add some drink mix to the water, but I wasn't sure how much water the bottle held. I also didn't want to pour it all out into a measuring cup. So after thinking for a few seconds, I headed to the mailroom and got my answer.

Why?

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[trunkbutt.livejournal.com]

Did you weigh it on the mail scale and then look up the liquid weight conversion to find out how many pints, quarts, or cups your bottle held?

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Yup. But I already knew that 1L water weighs 1kg. So when I saw that it weighs 2lb 4oz, I knew I had about a liter. Close enough to dump two packets of drink mix in there, anyway.