On average, there are approximately 33,000 to 50,000 grains of rice per kilogram, with a typical estimate around 40,000 grains for medium-grain rice. The exact number depends on the rice variety and grain size.
I did actually count 700 grains in batches of 100 & did an accumulative average to factor in rounding error of the scales. At 700 grains I thought that was enough for this exercise. The rice I had on hand is Riviana Basmati aged extra long grain.
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The directive came from head office. Nothing us mere mortals could do anything about it. There was also random checks to make sure counting was spot on.
I remember once there was two large open boxes of left & right fittings. There was exactly the same number. We didn't believe it & recounted the lot. It was correct. Also covering our backside that it was not seen as a typo.
About a month after stocktake each branch was listed in accordance to accuracy, basically to let the branches know who was at the bottom of the list!
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Nah, not Mrs Slocombe, but possibly her doppleganger.
I once drew the short straw and copped the Haberdashery dept at Myer when I was a youngster.
Pins, needles, ribbons - spare me, that was a few hours of torture in ones short life.
In the past, I worked as part of a team, based in Melb, that went to the big Defence warehouse around the country doing random stocktaking to assess the accuracy of both the computer systems and both the Defence staff, and later, the contractors staff managing these warehouses. On the transition to contractors, some sites had issue with many sealed cartons being opened, only so that the handover stocktake meant that lots of overtime became available, both for the Defence staff and also the contractors (many of whom were ex Defence staff).
-- Edited by Sarco Harris on Sunday 7th of September 2025 09:03:59 PM
