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[–] [email protected] 86 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

That doesn't work anyway, since based on wheat variety, growing season, and grinding method, different flours have different information density.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They have an international prototype sack of flour in an old missile silo in Kansas. Ultimately that's what all the measurements are relative to

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

And the "Room Temperature" room, which is located in Greendale.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Computational biochemists are working with a crack team of mathematicians as we speak to develop an alternative standard which does not need a reference mass

[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I like to read bedtime stories to my wheat, so it learns more and has higher information density

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I just plug mine into USB ports

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Sounds like the culinary world would benefit from having a measurement system that accounts for these factors.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

We usually just look at the protein values on the package xD