Date:         Sat, 5 Oct 2002 01:10:12 +1000
Reply-To:     Andrew Jack <andrewxp@AJ.DNSALIAS.NET>
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From:         Andrew Jack <andrewxp@AJ.DNSALIAS.NET>
Subject:      Re: roof
Comments: To: David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
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From (poor) memory, a litre (liter) of avgas weighs 710g (or is that 780g -
as I said poor memory) - 1l of water weighs 1Kg

Given that mogas is just a lower grade of avgas, (ie just Gasoline) it is a
reasonable baseline to work from.

so: 1USGal=3.8l, 3.8*.71=2.698Kg.  At 2.2lbs to the Kg (2.698*2.2),
1USGal=5.9356lbs (ie 6lbs)

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Brodbeck" <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 12:46 AM
Subject: Re: roof


> On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Ben McCafferty wrote:
>
> > Is gasoline that much lighter than water?  "A pint's a pound, the world
> > around."  i.e. a gallon of water weighs 8 pounds....
> > ??
>
> I'm pretty sure that's correct.  It's gotta be lighter than water, after
> all, it floats. ;)
>
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