Scarcity creates preciousness

@fmf said
A two-day working week is more precious than a six-day one.

Speaking about a working week. They have been discussing a 4 day work week here in Canada.

-VR

@fmf said
The Indonesians use the word galon to refer to a water dispenser bottle. That's why "gallon" has quotation marks around it.

galon (plural galon-galon, first-person possessive galonku, second-person possessive galonmu, third-person possessive galonnya)

1. gallon:
a. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
b. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon" )
2. 5-gallon water jug

So, not exactly a nebulous number, even in Indonesian. Now, a 5-US-gallon container would hold 18.9271 liters, following your description of "each 19 liters". 6 of them would be 30 US gallons.

@suzianne said
galon (plural galon-galon, first-person possessive galonku, second-person possessive galonmu, third-person possessive galonnya)

1. gallon:
a. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
b. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon" )
2. 5-gallon water jug

So, not exactly a nebulous number, even in Indonesian. ...[text shortened]... d 18.9271 liters, following your description of "each 19 liters". 6 of them would be 30 US gallons.

Indonesians where I live use the word galon to refer to a water dispenser bottle.

Having released just nine studio albums in 29 years, Radiohead have made each release all the more precious to those who like their music.

@suzianne said
galon (plural galon-galon, first-person possessive galonku, second-person possessive galonmu, third-person possessive galonnya)

1. gallon:
a. exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon
b. 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon" )
2. 5-gallon water jug

So, not exactly a nebulous number, even in Indonesian. ...[text shortened]... d 18.9271 liters, following your description of "each 19 liters". 6 of them would be 30 US gallons.

Imagine we were paying close to $2.00 a liter not that long ago. I think it is at 1.52 right now I got a little over a quarter of a tank. It was around 40 liters. Diesel even costs more.

-VR

Old-school cricket commentary on the TV back in the 60s and 70s when it simply nudged and tweaked our understanding of what the pictures were showing was more precious than the way they feel the need to fill the air with chatter and opinion nowadays.

@fmf said
Having released just nine studio albums in 29 years, Radiohead have made each release all the more precious to those who like their music.

Creep

@badradger said
Creep

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