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[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 88 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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

[–] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 40 points 1 year 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

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year 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

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

I just plug mine into USB ports

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

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