Measuring cup having a bitmapped pattern

A measuring cup comprising:

• a bottom end and an open end opposite said bottom end;
• a sidewall extending from said bottom end to said open end, wherein said sidewall has an interior surface oriented towards a longitudinal axis about which said sidewall extends;
• and
• a dosing indicium integral with said interior surface, wherein at least a portion of said dosing indicium comprises a bitmapped pattern of chemically or structurally modified bits of said sidewall, wherein said bitmapped pattern comprises at least two rows of said bits;
• wherein said measuring cup further comprises an inner collar projecting from said bottom end such that said inner collar is between said sidewall and said longitudinal axis L;
• wherein said inner collar comprises one or more slots in said inner collar or between sections of said inner collar;
• and
• wherein at least one said dosing indicia is registered with at least one said slot relative to said longitudinal axis.