On 15-Dec-2004, Gino wrote:

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 06:00:39 GMT, "Michael Daly" wrote:

On 14-Dec-2004, Gino wrote:

2 jugs filled with foam support almost 100 pounds.

1 US gallon milk jugs weight 50lb each from the store?

Perhaps you should lay of the Christmas nog before posting.

The maximum weight that a floating object can support is the weight
of the water that it displaces. In a milk jug, then that is pretty
much the weight of the jug filled with water. Milk and water are
very close in density. Therefore, if a milk jug will support
50lb, then it will weigh 50lb when filled with water. How do you
explain the 50lb number you posted?

Mike