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From: rpw3@fortune.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Waterbeds - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 13-Jan-84 19:04:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 13 19:04:46 1984
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fortune!rpw3    Jan 13 13:21:00 1984

I have not seen exact numbers, not using a waterbed myself, but knowing
that water is about 64 pounds/cubic-foot, we can hack out an approximation:

	Say king sized = 8" x 56" x 74"		(or supply your own numbers)

	$ expr 1000 \* 8 \* 56 \* 74 / 12 / 12 / 12 \* 64
	1227840

So given those dimensions of water, it's about 1230 pounds, hardly 10 people.
Now if you're going to sleep on your side and still float, the level (with
you in it) may need to be closer to twice that deep, or 2460 lb., which
is getting on up there ( ~16 150lb peoples).

Somebody who knows the real dimensions could tell us.

Rob Warnock

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