What's half a tablespoon?
Oh, we're using decimals now (1.5 tsp)? Then the imbecilic limitation to only "halve, fifth, or tenth" measurements is revealed for what it is. I can divide any number by any other (nonzero) number. Using imperial introduces a conversion from mixed number to "topheavy" fraction before division.
Get with the times.
12: 2, 3, 4, 6 16: 2, 4, 8 : 21, 22, 23, 24
teaspoon is 5mL, Tablespoon 15mL
cup 8oz, pint 16, quart 32, half gallon 64
These are useful for relative human portions. It's practical, not scientific. Exact measurements aren't necessary for general purpose cooking. That's the point.
THAT is the point!? Yikes.
Also, baking can be very precise. I bake by weight, metric only. Why complicate things?
That exactly does complicate things. You don't need to be that precise. You son't need a scale especially when most things can be approximated with whatever container is handy and eyeballing it.
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