LogFAQs > #904445741

So four 1/64-litre spoons instead of four 1/64-quart spoons. In a world where metric measuring cups/spoons were standard, it stands to reason that - if such a subdivision were deemed useful - cups and spoons would include such measurements.

Though, realistically, if you were working with a metric recipe, you'd be much more likely to divide it by 10 or 20 instead of 16, since it's a decimal scale. Then it's easy and you use 5 ml or 20 ml spoons. Thirds would still be a pain, but then thirds are always a pain unless you're dividing tablespoons or whole cups, and a 1/3 hL measuring cup is no less plausible a concept than a 1/3c one.
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