New Blue Plastic Cups? Smaller? {test show same volume}
Nov 14, 2016, 7:40 am
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Gram is not a measurement of volume.
Nov 14, 2016, 8:36 am
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Originally Posted by
kirkwoodj
Gram is not a measurement of volume.
With water g and ml are interchangeable.
Nov 14, 2016, 10:49 am
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Originally Posted by
vkng
With water g and ml are interchangeable.
At typical ambient pressures and temperatures found in a United Club, of course.
Nov 14, 2016, 11:43 am
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Originally Posted by
airplanegod
Just ask for the entire can, you'll get the same amount plus an evil stare from the FA.
Due to the limited level horizontal real estate in E, especially if you have your laptop out, I often ask for ONLY the can and no cup. Now this 2g difference is just another reason!
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Originally Posted by
YadiMolina
At typical ambient pressures and temperatures found in a United Club, of course.
Good point. The cups should expand a little with the lower cabin pressure. Are the two plastics made of the same material? The amount they expand or contract due to pressure and temperature may differ. This test needs to be performed in-flight.
Another concern, the width of the cups are different. This will affect the configuration and amount of ice that will fit in the cup which affects the left over volume available for the actual drink. This needs to be considered as well
Last edited by eng3; Nov 14, 2016 at 11:49 am
Nov 14, 2016, 12:29 pm
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Nov 14, 2016, 12:50 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
vkng
With water g and ml are interchangeable.
Only at 4°C, and at defined pressure.
Nov 14, 2016, 4:26 pm
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Originally Posted by
narvik
Only at 4°C, and at defined pressure.
What order of magnitude are the changes in volume when moving to room temperature when compared to the uncertainty of the scales?
Nov 14, 2016, 4:35 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
televisor
What order of magnitude are the changes in volume when moving to room temperature when compared to the uncertainty of the scales?
as a liquid,
roughly 0.02%/C
Liquid water changes very little with normal pressure but not sure the of the coefficient
Sep 13, 2017, 2:41 pm
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United cup size half that of American airlines
What is wrong with the two sip cup size in united economy?
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Sep 13, 2017 at 6:02 pm
Reason: merged into exisiting thread
Sep 13, 2017, 2:42 pm
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Sep 13, 2017, 3:24 pm
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Previously discussed but yea it's small.
Last edited by WineCountryUA; Sep 13, 2017 at 6:03 pm
Reason: cleanup after merged; thanks for the link
Jan 17, 2020, 1:57 pm
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new cup?
Is there a new cup, or is this a catering one-off?
Jan 17, 2020, 2:11 pm
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I wish they would go to the party cups AA and DL have.
Jan 17, 2020, 3:47 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
JAaronT
I wish they would go to the party cups AA and DL have.
Reminds me of Toby Keith's Red Solo Cup ...
Jan 17, 2020, 7:22 pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
ExplorerWannabe
Reminds me of Toby Keith's Red Solo Cup ...
Precisely. And United’s remind me of Paunch Burger’s L’il Swallow.
Nov 14, 2016, 11:43 am
