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Old 23-11-2004, 07:18 PM
Stephen Henning
 
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KenCo wrote:

Ann in Houston wrote:

I certainly wouldn't have bothered to figure out the neck and all. The real
question was whether or not 12 cubic inches could hold 7.5 gallons. I
appreciate you doing it the way you did.


231 cu in per gal, not 12

12"x12"x12"= 1728 cu in = 1 cubic foot = 7.5 gal capacity.


As Ken pointed out:

12 cubic inches is not a 12 inch cube. BIG difference.

12 cubic inches is a 2.29 inch cube.

A 12 inch cube is 1728 cubic inches.

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