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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 49 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] Dagnet@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks 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.

[-] sga@lemmings.world 5 points 1 week ago

the safety factor got me

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