Where did this "8oz glass" cliche come from?

[Devsman]

Have you ever drunk only 8oz of water? It's like, a third or so of an actual glass of water.

[Out Of Bubblegum]

1/3. Hell no. My glasses are not that big. That would be a Big Gulp size glass.

[Kamiyé]

It’s the perfect amount for an afternoon cuppa tea.

[Birds]

It’s the right size for a mixed drink with ice, a soda, or some coffee.

12 and 16 oz used to be more common, until 8s became commercially available thanks to advances in arc furnaces and glassmaking making glassware much cheaper to produce.

As such people began buying more glasses besides the standard 12/16 varieties, and a marketing campaign was undertaken to promote the 8 oz glass. Buy one get one deals were common, often being marketed as accessories for parties. Two glasses for half the price of a regular glass. Party sized colas in 8 oz containers. 4oz mixing shot glasses. Etc.

100 years later they’re considered the standard size, despite being a novelty item.

[skOsH♥]

I think I always carry about 60oz of water on me in metal containers so it will be mostly safe from radiation

[Haemorrhoid Graboid]

Measuring liquid in ozs. What is this trickery.

[skOsH♥]

Opprinnelig skrevet av HaemorrhoidGraboid:

Measuring liquid in ozs. What is this trickery.

finnneneee millilitresss

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

It's a standard unit of serving size. Check the nutrition label and you will see.

This is also how the calculate the ingredients % of the daily value based on the 8oz serving portion.

[twoxsp]

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[Devsman]

Opprinnelig skrevet av cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

It's a standard unit of serving size. Check the nutrition label and you will see.

This is also how the calculate the ingredients % of the daily value based on the 8oz serving portion.

:qr:

This doesn't answer the question.

[Soap]

In the USA a cup is equal to about 8oz for these purposes.

Many drink glasses are well above that yes, and yes I’ve measured and consumed only 8oz of water before. It became pretty easy for me to eyeball it after only measuring it one time. If I go a long time without doing so, or use a very different shaped glass then I have to measure again before I can eyeball it.

I’d have to research it to find out historically when, where, or why the 8oz became so common. But my guess would be that it was due to some standardization. Coincidentally, the video that inspired me to post the collectibles topic is about that very sort of standardization. It won’t answer your question, but it’s perhaps a starting point to answer it.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=esQyYGezS7c

[kbiz]

Opprinnelig skrevet av Devsman:

Have you ever drunk only 8oz of water? It's like, a third or so of an actual glass of water.

I have these lil plastic cups in my house. And I would say they hold 8 oz max. They're pretty small. And plastic. With different colors. Didn't think I would like them. But I do.

They are the perfect size for that small bit of something - like orange juice or apple cider. Or let's say you eat a cookie. One cookie. You don't need 16 oz of milk to wash it down.

So, it's either 8 oz, 12 oz, or 16 oz.

I drink beer and my B&C's in pint glasses.

[MinionJoe]

I have a few 8oz glasses that I use for hard beverages.

Though, I do drink water from them. Usually when I'm rinsing out the dregs of my real drink.

[Abaddon the Despoiler]

I drink in pints.

[ZZZZZ]

I dont even know what oz is

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Opprinnelig skrevet av bad:

I dont even know what oz is

8oz = 1 cup