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[-] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago

I'd weigh the jug as-is, then weigh it full, and then weigh it empty; the proceeding trivial calculation of the original filled volume would be arguably more accurate.

[-] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago

The engineering way to do it. Why go through the trouble of perfectly modeling it if you can just test a few times. Either that or consider the jug a cylinder and add a safety factor of 2.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

It also gives you a way to validate your calculations when you inevitably do model it.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago

the safety factor got me

[-] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Behold, the pragmatist.

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