In a message dated 1/3/2007 10:57:24 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
pethier@comcast.net writes:
> >From: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
> > > So if a gal is .158 Cu Ft
> At 04:49 03/01/2007, Phil Ethier wrote:
> >It's not. It's closer to .134
> >One gallon is about 7.48 cubic feet.
OOPS. One cubic foot is about 7.48 gallons. I really must slow down...
From: nick brearley <nick@landform.co.uk>
> It depends. According to Pocket Ref 1 US Dry gallon is 0.15556 cu
I don't know anyone who uses US Dry gallons for anything.
>1 US Liquid gallon is 0.13368 cu ft.
Yes. That's pretty close to .134, like I said.
> Perhaps the gallon/cu ft figures should be transposed?
Yeah, I fixed that typo above. Thanks for catching it.
> Nick Brearley
> Wont muddy the waters any further by bringing real gallons (imp) into
> the equation. : ^)
It's all Thomas Jefferson's fault. If he could have put his ego in "Park"
for five minutes, we'd be all metric.
--
Or at least change the definition of a yard from 39.37" to 40"---but I don't
think there was a National Bureau of Standards in Red Tom's time.
Scotty
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