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Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :

I am in my dorm right now and need to get 4 cups of water to make my lunch, but I have no measuring cups. I only have red cups and I am wondering how much I should fill it and how many times to get 4 cups. I couldn't find online [Frown]

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

What kind of red cups? Tupperware, Solo (6 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, or 16 oz), or what?

A cup is 8 fluid ounces.

Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :

8oz = 1 cup, so if the red cup says how many ounces it holds, you're good to go.

Alternatively, if you happen to have a tablespoon (although, since you don't have measturing cups it's probably not likely), 16 tablespoons = 1 cup. You could use that to find the 1 cup mark (or half cup if the red cup is too small) on the red cup, then mark it so that you'll know in the future.

Since you're in a dorm, you're probably near a fast food joint or convenience store. You could go there, ask them for their smallest cup, and ask how many ounces it is. From there, you can figure out how many times to fill it to get four cups (32 oz).

--Mel

Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :

Alright, turned out it was 16 Ozs, I put it in, microwaved it... then accidentally spilled the noodles into the sink [Frown]

. It cost 6 dollars too, pad thai. I am just having a cheap buck fifty burrito now. Thanks guys.

Posted by MattP (Member # 10495) on :

quote:
I am just having a cheap buck fifty burrito now.

Cheap? We buy burritos in 12-packs for $3. $1.50 is gourmet in our house.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Dude. We make our own burritos with beans we cook from dried, cheese, tortillas we buy 36/$1, and veggies we get for free.

$0.25 a burrito is an awful lot. [Razz]

Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :

Dudes. I feed my family nothing but oat straw and silage. A month's worth of meals for the whole family (and any dinner guests) is only 89 cents.

Then again, we tend not to get a lot of repeat dinner guests.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

"You think? I slaughtered this horse last Thursday. I reckin' she's beginnin' to turn..."

Posted by JonHecht (Member # 9712) on :

On campus 1.50 is the cheapest thing I have been able to find. Everything is WAY overpriced.

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

[Laugh]

Tante

Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :

My friends and family only eat grass and twigs that we find dead on the ground - we're vegan.

Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :

[ROFL]

Tante

"Dudes."

Posted by CaySedai (Member # 6459) on :

You people feed your families actual food? I make my kids look at pictures in magazines when they are hungry. At the library, so we won't have to actually buy the magazines.

Dang this three-day weekend. We haven't had a look at a decent meal since Friday.

Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :

[ROFL]

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

quote:
Originally posted by JonHecht:
I am in my dorm right now and need to get 4 cups of water to make my lunch, but I have no measuring cups. I only have red cups and I am wondering how much I should fill it and how many times to get 4 cups. I couldn't find online .

I'm not clear on the concept of "red cup". Is this a standard thing that people know of? Can't any cup be red?

Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :

I believe he means the kind of disposable plastic cups (often red or blue) that are common at, say, college parties. You can, however, buy them in different sizes.