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Why do they put 42 gallons of crued oil in a 55 gallon drum and not 55 gallons?
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∙ 12y ago
-- You can put as much or as little as you want to into a 55-gallon drum,
as long as you don't exceed 55 gallons.
-- A "barrel of oil" is not a 55-gallon drum. It's 35 imperial gallons, which is
approximately 42.5 US gallons. (So the price of oil by the barrel is even higher
than it sounds.)
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