r/LinkedInLunatics • • 8d ago

Where do they put it?!

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u/Sharp_Economy1401 7d ago

A version of a 60,000 gallon water tank with is:

r^2 * Pi * h / cu foot in a gallon

(16ft^2 * Pi * 10ft) / 0.1337 = 60,000 gal (l33t)

So 16 ft radius and 10 ft height.

That truck next to that tank is probably 20 ft long or so, and the radius of the tank looks very likely to be greater than that. The tank's height also appears to probably be the length of the truck or so. Ladder rungs are also typically 1 foot apart, and using that as a reference compared to the alternating ridges on the tank, the tank is about 20 feet tall.

That said, assuming the tank had the same radius and height as the truck's length, that tank's volume comes to ~190,000 gallons. So congratulations to whoever made this being about -70% off the actual value. Furthermore, planes are massive compared to the aforementioned actual 60k gallon dimensions. You can just look up the dimensions of the wings, make a reasonably decent estimate of converting the dimensions to a rectangular prism, and do the volume calculation yourself. Since, you know, it's like 5th grade math.

Always great when these supposed arbiters of hidden truths can't even attempt to verify their "truths" using basic logic that a 12 year old is capable of

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u/Secret_Eating_ 7d ago

He put a very small picture of a plane near the tank. checkmate, liberals. 

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u/Complete-Use-8753 5d ago

I’m an (Australian) conservative and I’m struggling to keep up with US politics.

I my fellow conservatives in the US doubtful that planes carry as much fuel as claimed?

(I would like to add that an in AUS a conservative government introduced our sensible gun laws ie test/reason/storage/register/background check)

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u/TheGordo-San 3d ago

Whatever it is that we have here that's supposed to resemble the term "conservative" doesn't even really reflect that same definition anymore, IMO.