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RE: Dirt in the Petrol Tank

To: "'MOGLOOM@aol.com'" <MOGLOOM@aol.com>
Subject: RE: Dirt in the Petrol Tank
From: "Vandergraaf, Chuck" <vandergraaft@aecl.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2000 10:19:07 -0400
Not necessarily!  The specific gravity of aluminum (aluminium to those
across the pond) is only 2.7.  Assuming that wood has a specific gravity of
0.9, the walls of a hypothetical wood gas tank could only be three times as
thick as a similar one made out of aluminum to be lighter.  Assuming a
0.040" thick walls for the aluminum gas tank, you could only use 1/8" thick
plywood for the tank.

Chuck Vandergraaf (who, evidently, has nothing better to do)
'52 +4

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        From:  MOGLOOM@aol.com[SMTP:MOGLOOM@aol.com]
        Sent:  Thursday June 15, 2000 10:30 PM
        To:  hclark@mail.dcwi.com; mogman@rpa.net; Morgans@autox.team.net
        Subject:  Re: Dirt in the Petrol Tank

        In a message dated 6/15/00 8:00:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
        hclark@mail.dcwi.com writes:

        << the light weight is more in 
         keeping with the Morgan Way. >>

        Maybe even made out of wood; that would be really keeping in the
Morgan way! 
        ;-)
        

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