#Gas Tank volumes..

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cerulean cape
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so when i was checking how much this huge tank holds compared to the 55 gallons drums...the max seems like it's reversed, that huge tank should hold way more than the barrels..

opal canopy
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Huh. Never paid attention.....and now I'm going to be checking each container i see anywhere. Thanks for that 😆

opal canopy
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first, it looks like they used imperial oz instead of fluid oz, so expect apx 4% difference.

2nd, the math is....odd. some of the items (soda bottle, pressurized tank {natural gas and propane}) are logical numbers (500ml, 250l, 3000l). but then some of them just seem odd, using sizes that dont make much sense to me since they dont come out to whole numbers in any of the 3 systems (i expect some partial numbers once converted, but not in the base measurement system). (or the canteen. its about a sip or two from being one full liter.)

then there is the fact that a lot of them are off by by just a bit. not much, but more then a rounding issue. close enough that most wont notice unless they actually do the math. (bigger difference on the large or vary large items)

anyway, my first theory about your pic was that it was a compressed gas in the left image, but they used oz for that instead of delving into compressed gasses for for two items, so i doubt that. (then i bothered to actually read the name of the tank......)
what is that tank listed as if you swap to metric?

cerulean cape
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the name of the tank on the left is in the pic, it's called a large fluid tank, and it's for gasoline, not a compressed gas? not sure if that's what you were asking or not....

twin nebula
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Wow 😆 i use litres and the barrel max is close to real world counterpart.

twin nebula
cerulean cape
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either way, the big tank holds way less than the smaller one

opal canopy