Why is a liter of alcohol = fifth?

[JEDI]

ie: fifth of vodka

 

[Aquaman]

1 liter = 1.320 860 256 fifth

 

[neovan]

fifth of a gallon = 4/5 quart = 750mL

 

[mattocs]

its not, 25.6 ounces is a fifth, aka a fifth of a gallon.

 

[swtethan]

50fl oz ?

 

[PurdueRy]

1/5 of a gallon

 

[swtethan]

too OG for me

 

[tweakmm]

It's not. :laugh:

 

[dethman]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
It's not. :laugh:

haha!

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
It's not. :laugh:

LOL

 

[Rebasxer]

Fifth = 750mL

 

[HardcoreRobot]

1+1=3?

 

[gooseman]

Originally posted by: neovan
fifth of a gallon = 4/5 quart = 750mL

FTW

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: neovan
fifth of a gallon = 4/5 quart = 750mL

:thumbsup:

How do the kids come up with these statements?

 

[Whisper]

Yep, according to Wikipedia:

The "fifth", originally exactly one-fifth-gallon (25.6 fl.oz.) was adjusted slightly to make it exactly 750 ml (25.36 fl.oz.).

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: gooseman

Originally posted by: neovan
fifth of a gallon = 4/5 quart = 750mL

FTW