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Gallon jug
A kind of jug · also called Milk jug, Plastic gallon jug, One-gallon jug
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About
A standard gallon jug is a common plastic container that stands nearly eleven inches tall when filled with liquid.
Gallon jugs are most often used for storing milk and water in home refrigerators. One jug holds 128 fluid ounces, which is twice the capacity of a half-gallon jug and four times that of a quart bottle. The plastic shell itself weighs only an ounce or two, so liquid accounts for almost all of its 8.6-pound (3.88 kg) total weight.
From Wikipedia
A jug is a type of container commonly used to hold and serve liquids, but not normally to drink from directly. It has an opening, sometimes narrow, from which to pour or drink, and has a handle, and usually a pouring lip.
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Questions people ask
- How big is a gallon jug?
- A standard gallon jug is about 10.6 inches (0.27 m) tall, 5.9 inches (0.15 m) wide, and weighs 8.6 pounds (3.88 kg) when full. Its height is very close to the length of a standard sheet of printer paper.
- How much space does a gallon jug take up?
- About 1.29 gal (4.9 L), the volume of its body.
Weight
8.55 lb (3.88 kg)
- Space it takes up
- 1.29 gal (4.9 L)
- Length
- 5.91 in (15 cm)
- Height
- 10.6 in (27 cm)
Quick answer
A standard gallon jug is about 10.6 inches (0.27 m) tall, 5.9 inches (0.15 m) wide, and weighs 8.6 pounds (3.88 kg) when full. Its height is very close to the length of a standard sheet of printer paper.
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