conversion formula

Brad White

"which weighs more, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers?"

A. Gold.

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cu/ft = gallons

any one know how to convert cubic feet into gallons???

brucewo1b

Here you go

X.XXX (edit) 7.481 gallons in a cu ft or 1 gallon is 0.1337 cu ft

Brad White

Not for nothing, maybe a typo

my table says that there are 7.48052 gallons per CF, call it 7.481.

Your 0.1337 (0.13368 by my chart FWIW) is correct, so I suspect a typo inverting the 1 and the 8.

The volume is at 68 degrees by the way, so if you are storing hotter water you may have to correct things, but if you are that close....

brucewo1b

You sir are correct

Nothing like transposing numbers to fowl up the works

Brad White

I know you, Bruce

and you would never let that stand. I tip my hat to you, sir!

Brad

jp_2

ah oh brad????

volume at 68F??????????????

a volume is a volume is a volume!!!!


a gallon is a gallon, which is of course is also a cu ft, cu inch , cu meter..etc.... milliliter

now if you are converting gallons to pounds or kilograms that then would be a temperature story.

Brad White

The volume of water changes

with temperature, JP. More accurately, it is the density but volume and weight are so interdependent that way.

If it did not change, then gravity hot water systems were a major hoax

I see your point in the absolute, but volume is relative to temperature when comparing different substances.

If you filled a cubic foot container made of one material with water at a hotter temperature you would feel short-changed when it cooled. It would be smallest in volume at about 39 degrees F. (4 degrees C.) So one always needs a temperature reference when measuring volumes of anything, gasses, liquids and less affected, solids.



Anyway, my table stipulated the temperature factor, FWIW

jp_2

word games

of course I agree with density changes vs temp Brad.

but if you read the question without any assumption, then 4.32 gallons of 200F water will have the same cu ft as 4.32 gallons of 33F water. just don't alter the temperature!

kind of a trick question if you disect it

weights, densities and volumes can be tricky when mixing water & alcohol!

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John Ketterman

Reminds me of the question "What is heavier, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?" Both measured at 70F of course.

Brad White_9

Hardly...

but you started it!

:^)>

The physics involved transcend words regardless of our wishes...

jp_2

i'm missing it,

pls explain?

Brad White_9

A pound of gold

is measured in Troy Ounces and if you are lucky enough, Troy Pounds. We use the Avoirdupois system for most commercial measurements but Troy is used for precious metals.

A Troy Pound is about 0.83 Avoirdupois Pounds.

There are 12 Troy Ounces in a Troy Pound, so if you are talking about ounces of gold or feathers, all bets are off. A Troy Ounce is about 10% more that an Avdp. Ounce.

No whining now! I told you it was a trick question...

jackchips_2

Love it

Brad.

You are so much better at this than I. Will you write my next rebuttal?

:-))

Jack

Brad White_9

Thanks, Jack

But trust me, you do not want me to write responses to unreasonable change orders....

I appreciate your support and comraderie!

Brad

ALH_4

online conversion

Was is 8.33 or 2.31 or 3.14 or 2.54 or 7.48 or 2.2 or....oops we missed Mars.

Doesn't help much with gallons per cubic foot though.

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