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Stopped reading at “20,000 gallons of gas”. What a ridiculous measurement.

• was_a_dev 4y ago
  > You may assume standard conditions
• tzs 4y ago
  Vinyl chloride tank car capacity is usually specified in gallons. E.g., [1]. It sounds like what the article is saying is that a 20000 gallon vinyl chloride tank car released all its load. [1] https://www.gbrx.com/railcars/25800-gallon-vcm-pressure-tank-car/ https://www.gbrx.com/railcars/25800-gallon-vcm-pressure-tank...
  • cmmeur01 4y ago
    And it’s transported as a liquid in rail cars, so that 20,000 gallons of liquid turns into many many more gallons (lol) of gas. Why not use mass? The reportable quantity is 1 pound.
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