"DJ Delorie" wrote in message
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People often have problems understanding what a "board foot" is. It's
not a linear distance, despite the term "foot" in it. Yes, we all
know its 144 cubic inches, that doesn't always help people understand
it's a volume measure.

Today I went off on a tangent and came up with a new way of describing
"board feet" to newbies.

It's just over half a gallon of tree (~5/8 gal)

Next time you're trying to describe "board feet" to someone and
they're not getting it, try that and see if it helps.



That's just plain foolish. Translate that to the number of 6 packs and
you'll have something that will make a lot more sense.

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-Mike-