[Rhodes22-list] A pint is a pound the world around - more or less, at least in the US

[Tom Van Heule]

I swear I am NOT a flat earther.... Poor at maths maybe... But I got the
physics concepts!!! LoL (sorry Stan, I let you down)

On Tue, May 18, 2021, 4:05 PM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:

> That's why I know it so well.  Weight and Balance on a Cessna 172.  Full
> fuel or full passengers, pick one, but not both, lol!
>
> On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 4:53 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Those of us who are (or used to be) pilots are accustomed to using 6
> > lb/gal as the weight of fuel (gasoline) for light aircraft.  It’s what
> the
> > FAA weight and balance handbook uses.  I had not thought about the weight
> > of water, frankly, and like Peter, I’m a little surprised that gasoline
> is
> > so much lighter.
> >
> > Frank
> >
> > > On May 18, 2021, at 4:42 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Tom’s number for the weight of a gallon of water didn’t sound right to
> > me, so I Googled it.  The internet says that a gallon of water weighs
> about
> > 8.3 pounds, and as we know, the internet is never wrong.
> > >
> > > I’ve always interpreted the saying in the subject of this post in a
> > couple of ways:
> > >
> > > 1) The number of ounces (weight) in a pound is the same as the number
> > ounces (fluid) in a pint (that is, 16).  This is true in the US, but not
> > ’the world around’.
> > >
> > > 2) The weight of 16 fluid ounces or water (a US pint) is about a pound.
> > This is not exactly true, but generally close enough in most settings
> > outside of a laboratory. A gallon then, consisting of 8 pints would weigh
> > about 8 pounds.
> > >
> > > The internet also says that Hank is right about the weight of gas ( a
> > quick glance at search results shows weights ranging from 6.1 to 6.6
> pounds
> > per gallon) .  I never would have guessed that weight difference between
> > water and gas was so wide.
> > >
> > > Peter Nyberg
> > > Coventry, CT
> > > s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> On May 18, 2021, at 3:37 PM, Tom Van Heule <
> > tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Well I know water is 7.4.... and fuel floats... But thanks for the
> > >> clarification!!!
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, May 18, 2021, 1:40 PM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Actually, 6 gals is about 36 lbs as gas is about 6 pounds per gallon.
> >
> >
>