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Pabst Blue Ribbon asks thief to return truck stolen in Montclair with 40,000 pounds of beer inside (abc7.com)

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[–] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 41 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why is the beer measured in weight?

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In the truck it's mainly because they have to comply with the highway limits: 80,000 gross pounds, 12,000 pounds on the drive axle, and 34,000 pounds on the tandem axles.

[–] MacStache@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Makes sense. In the news context would be easier for the reader to grasp the amount if it was in liters or what ever the equivalent freedom units are.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It says 50,000 cans. How much more freedom can you get than cans of cheap, shitty American beer?

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

How much is that in terms of algae filled reflecting pools?

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Fine! It's ~18,000kg for you mass purists