Adam,

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:34:12 -0400, M. Adam Davis wrote:

> Appriximately 0.07 cubic miles of water is contained inside 6 billion
> people (assuming 150lb per person, 75% water, 8lb per gallon of water,
> 0.13368 ft^3 per gallon of water).
> 
> This 0.07 cubic miles of water is pretty much nothing in the ocean.
> 
> And, for the record, I'm using imperial due the fact that I know a
> gallon is about 8lb.  

<nitpick> Actually, you did it in American, not Imperial.  An Imperial gallon weighs 10lbs. </nitpick>  :-)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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