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Old 03-11-2012, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by shcisamax View Post
For ease of computation, assume it is a straight constant line from the shallow end which is 1 ft. to the deep end which is 6 ft. Slide rule! Impressive.
I came up with 9000 gallons - close enough to Handyman's 10290 gallons.

Actually I did use a calculator instead of the slide rule. After playing with it for a while, I found out that it makes a great straight edge.
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