The Fred “Equal Measure” Measuring Cup not only provides imperial and metric measurements, but some equivalents measures for a sense of perspective. For example, the “100 mL” mark is accompanied by "volume of the brain of a Tyrannosaurus Rex” and the “two-and-half-cup” mark is captioned with “as many grains of flour as people on the planet (6.8 billion).”
At $12.50 from Amazon.com, it might make a good stocking stuffer for the science or math geek on your gift list:
The cup was designed by Harry White Design, who created these other two designs – first, the “Numbers” measuring cup:
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I am desperate to find one of these. I broke my sister's and feel so bad! Can you help?