• The_Decryptor@aussie.zone
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    2 days ago

    1596.645 × .001 = 1.596645kg of heroin by weight

    That’s 0.1%, not 0.001%

    0.001% of 440 gallons is 0.5632 fl oz (or just over 16ml out of 1,666 liters)

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      See, that’s why I post my math so someone can double check me, I’m just some assholes one the internet doing math while I’m standing around staring at my washer waiting for it to finish

      • I’d really just calculated it the way decryptor did but the article also said only 7 of the barrels actually tested positive.

        I figured most things have a density not all that far from water. This isn’t lead or tungsten or helium we’re talking about. Also the their .001% value is probably also just ballpark.

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          You know, I’ve gotten a lot of mileage out of that same rule of thumb, and it hasn’t steered me wrong yet. It feels like it shouldn’t work, when it comes up people are always skeptical of it, but the results are hard to argue with.