A megalitre is a metric unit of volume equivalent to one million liters. Imagine a cube with 1,000 meters on each side; that’s the colossal size of one megalitre. This unit is commonly used in Australia for measuring large-scale water reserves, water treatment plants, and agricultural water consumption. For a visual perspective, one megalitre could fill roughly half an Olympic-sized swimming pool, highlighting its vast capacity.
The term “megalitre” isn’t just a unit of volume; it represents a crucial component in water resource management. In drought-prone areas and rapidly growing urban centers, measuring water in megalitres helps manage and oversee conservation efforts, ensuring sustainable water use and responsibility toward preservation initiatives. By presenting water quantities in these large volumes, the enormity of consumption and the necessary resources become abundantly clear.
The “Glas” is an intriguing, though lesser-known, unit of volume, traditionally used in the Netherlands to measure wine and spirits. Dating back to the 1800s, one Glas was approximately equivalent to 150 milliliters, aligning closely with a standard modern wine glass. Its historical use highlights how cultures have tailored measurement systems to fit specific social practices, such as enjoying wine in communal settings, thus embodying the close relationship between cultural traditions and measurement systems.
While it has mostly fallen out of use today, the Glas provides a fascinating glimpse into historical consumption habits and the evolution of standard units. It reminds us that units of measurement are not merely mathematical constructs but are also deeply influenced by the lifestyles and practices of their time.
| Megalitres | Glas |
|---|---|
0
Ml
|
0
glas
|
0.1
Ml
|
500000
glas
|
0.2
Ml
|
1000000
glas
|
0.3
Ml
|
1500000
glas
|
0.4
Ml
|
2000000
glas
|
0.5
Ml
|
2500000
glas
|
0.6
Ml
|
3000000
glas
|
0.7
Ml
|
3500000
glas
|
0.8
Ml
|
4000000
glas
|
0.9
Ml
|
4500000
glas
|
1
Ml
|
5000000
glas
|
1.1
Ml
|
5500000
glas
|
1.2
Ml
|
6000000
glas
|
1.3
Ml
|
6500000
glas
|
1.4
Ml
|
7000000
glas
|
1.5
Ml
|
7500000
glas
|
1.6
Ml
|
8000000
glas
|
1.7
Ml
|
8500000
glas
|
1.8
Ml
|
9000000
glas
|
1.9
Ml
|
9500000
glas
|
2
Ml
|
1e+7
glas
|
2.1
Ml
|
1.05e+7
glas
|
2.2
Ml
|
1.1e+7
glas
|
2.3
Ml
|
1.15e+7
glas
|
2.4
Ml
|
1.2e+7
glas
|
2.5
Ml
|
1.25e+7
glas
|
2.6
Ml
|
1.3e+7
glas
|
2.7
Ml
|
1.35e+7
glas
|
2.8
Ml
|
1.4e+7
glas
|
2.9
Ml
|
1.45e+7
glas
|
3
Ml
|
1.5e+7
glas
|
3.1
Ml
|
1.55e+7
glas
|
3.2
Ml
|
1.6e+7
glas
|
3.3
Ml
|
1.65e+7
glas
|
3.4
Ml
|
1.7e+7
glas
|
3.5
Ml
|
1.75e+7
glas
|
3.6
Ml
|
1.8e+7
glas
|
3.7
Ml
|
1.85e+7
glas
|
3.8
Ml
|
1.9e+7
glas
|
3.9
Ml
|
1.95e+7
glas
|
4
Ml
|
2e+7
glas
|
4.1
Ml
|
2.05e+7
glas
|
4.2
Ml
|
2.1e+7
glas
|
4.3
Ml
|
2.15e+7
glas
|
4.4
Ml
|
2.2e+7
glas
|
4.5
Ml
|
2.25e+7
glas
|
4.6
Ml
|
2.3e+7
glas
|
4.7
Ml
|
2.35e+7
glas
|
4.8
Ml
|
2.4e+7
glas
|
4.9
Ml
|
2.45e+7
glas
|
5
Ml
|
2.5e+7
glas
|
5.1
Ml
|
2.55e+7
glas
|
5.2
Ml
|
2.6e+7
glas
|
5.3
Ml
|
2.65e+7
glas
|
5.4
Ml
|
2.7e+7
glas
|
5.5
Ml
|
2.75e+7
glas
|
5.6
Ml
|
2.8e+7
glas
|
5.7
Ml
|
2.85e+7
glas
|
5.8
Ml
|
2.9e+7
glas
|
5.9
Ml
|
2.95e+7
glas
|
6
Ml
|
3e+7
glas
|
6.1
Ml
|
3.05e+7
glas
|
6.2
Ml
|
3.1e+7
glas
|
6.3
Ml
|
3.15e+7
glas
|
6.4
Ml
|
3.2e+7
glas
|
6.5
Ml
|
3.25e+7
glas
|
6.6
Ml
|
3.3e+7
glas
|
6.7
Ml
|
3.35e+7
glas
|
6.8
Ml
|
3.4e+7
glas
|
6.9
Ml
|
3.45e+7
glas
|
7
Ml
|
3.5e+7
glas
|
7.1
Ml
|
3.55e+7
glas
|
7.2
Ml
|
3.6e+7
glas
|
7.3
Ml
|
3.65e+7
glas
|
7.4
Ml
|
3.7e+7
glas
|
7.5
Ml
|
3.75e+7
glas
|
7.6
Ml
|
3.8e+7
glas
|
7.7
Ml
|
3.85e+7
glas
|
7.8
Ml
|
3.9e+7
glas
|
7.9
Ml
|
3.95e+7
glas
|
8
Ml
|
4e+7
glas
|
8.1
Ml
|
4.05e+7
glas
|
8.2
Ml
|
4.1e+7
glas
|
8.3
Ml
|
4.15e+7
glas
|
8.4
Ml
|
4.2e+7
glas
|
8.5
Ml
|
4.25e+7
glas
|
8.6
Ml
|
4.3e+7
glas
|
8.7
Ml
|
4.35e+7
glas
|
8.8
Ml
|
4.4e+7
glas
|
8.9
Ml
|
4.45e+7
glas
|
9
Ml
|
4.5e+7
glas
|
9.1
Ml
|
4.55e+7
glas
|
9.2
Ml
|
4.6e+7
glas
|
9.3
Ml
|
4.65e+7
glas
|
9.4
Ml
|
4.7e+7
glas
|
9.5
Ml
|
4.75e+7
glas
|
9.6
Ml
|
4.8e+7
glas
|
9.7
Ml
|
4.85e+7
glas
|
9.8
Ml
|
4.9e+7
glas
|
9.9
Ml
|
4.95e+7
glas
|
10
Ml
|
5e+7
glas
|
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