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Old 06-19-2009, 08:04 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by spence View Post
Well, assuming a pogie has a slightly higher specific gravity of sea water (let's say 70 pounds per cubic foot, minus 10% because they don't stack perfectly) that's still about 16,000 cubic feet of fish.

According to my quick calculation that's an entire football field of fish filled over a yard deep.

Considering that a pogie is mostly oil, which is lighter than sea water, my calculations could be off, but that would only make the pile of fish deeper.

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