Re: [RQ-Rules] Whoops

From: Stephen Posey (slposey@concentric.net)
Date: Tue 05 Feb 2002 - 20:37:24 EET


"Andrew O. Mellinger" wrote:

<snipz>

> >Now, for example aluminum weighs about 170 lbs per cubic foot, so
> >assuming the cylinder is solid and of homogeneous construction it would
> >weigh about 5,024 pounds.
>
> Uh,
>
> 125.5 * 1270 = 21,352.

I assume you typoed for "125.6 * 170"?

In any case, you're correct that the aluminum calculation is off; I must
have missed a key on the calculator, thanks for pointing that out.

Stephen Posey
slposey@concentric.net


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