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liam_laddie

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12. Mea maxima culpa, Arctic Dave.

Reply to Arctic Dave (Reply #8)

Sun Jun 10, 2012, 03:52 PM

Jun 2012

You are absolutely correct; my bad. Can't blame my calculator. The spill estimate is about 2990 bbls., or over 125,000 gallons. That's about (14) 9,000 gallon trailers-full. A BIG spill; wonder how long that much oil was flowing. Thanks for catching that. A big two-axle tanker trailer holds a bit more than 200 bbls. or 8400 US gallons.
Also, I agree with AtheistCrusader's note; in the 1980's I was dimensioning parts in both English & Metric (SI) systems. Metric is better.

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Great line! nt valerief Jun 2012 #4

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Headline is a bit misleading liam_laddie Jun 2012 #6

Uh, 2988 barrels is far more then what any tanker truck can carry. Arctic Dave Jun 2012 #8

Mea maxima culpa, Arctic Dave. liam_laddie Jun 2012 #12

The headline is not misleading. The united states is in the dark ages. AtheistCrusader Jun 2012 #11

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It's not Prince Rupert, it's Kitimat OnlinePoker Jun 2012 #9

That's even worse huh? I would suspect that the Aboriginals will be against that, big time. teddy51 Jun 2012 #10