Making some coffee the other morning, one question came to me. What do those numbers on the side of the coffee pot measure?

First you’d think it was servings. So, I did some 5th grade math, since I was slowly educated in Maryland. I filled the coffee pot up to the “4 line”, that’s 2 cups. I figured out a coffee mug filled, with room for cream & sugar fits 1 cup. Meaning, 2 cups = 2 servers. But why is there a fucking 4 on the side? It’s not 4 cups, it’s not four servings? Is it a ratio of scoops of coffee grinds to amount of water? If that’s the case, whats a proper coffee scope? Is it a measured amount? Is i just a spoon full? Those plastic spoons at work are smaller than normal metal spoons in your kitchen.

I’ve searched the Internet for an answer. I didn’t find one. Of the 1,340,000 web sites that were returned from my search, there was only one other person confused about the numbers. He/she wasn’t provided a solid answer. And yes, I check all 1,340,000 web sites. And no, he/she wasn’t a shemale, I just couldn’t tell the gender of the other inquisitive poster.

Did the off brand big-box-store coffee maker company just slap some arbitrary numbering system on the side of their pots to screw with us? Was it “two bits” for a “mug” of “muddy water” back in “olden times”? It’s a mystery that’ll take two chicks, a dog and a sweet van to solve.

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