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[–] Trolling_Thunder [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It might be an old wives tale, but in the British navy around the 1700s barrels that were stored in the cargo hold that contained volatile or breakable items were labeled "Secure Holding In Transit" or "S.H.I.T" for short. These barrels were about 100L in volume... so there you go. 100 liters= one shitload. :p

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[–] CipherEnigma ago 

120 gallons! That's a buttload of wine.

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[–] ThingsHappen 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Assload is another fun measure.

It's literally how much weight a donkey (ass) can carry for a day.

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[–] microlyfe ago 

A "butler" was a medieval servant who fetched butts of beer and wine in a castle.

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[–] dannyduchamp ago 

That is a buttload of wine.

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[–] mrrogerssweater ago 

At last useful science!

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[–] blind-science ago 

Gallons, what is this the stone ages? According to wiki it is a nice sensible 476.961884784 litres.

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[–] blind-science 1 point 0 points (+1|-1) ago 

Actually I do :) everything divisible by 10 / 1000.

Feet in yard = 3

Feet in fathom = 6

Feet in chain = 66

Feet in mile = 5280

That's much easier!

However, I'm not sure the precision is warranted in this case.

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[–] Rostin 0 points 13 points (+13|-0) ago 

Ancient Israelites had a measurement called an homer. It was the amount a donkey could carry, or a literal ass load.

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