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From: "Ken Sallot" <kens@ac*.ne*>
Organization: WKPP
To: David Reinhard <reinhard@oc*.co*.au*>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 07:13:29 -0400
Subject: Re: Weight of air.
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
All of my former openwater 1 students can answer that question for 
you, generally speaking it's roughly 0.06lbs per ft3. That's why an 
80 is 6-7lbs heavier full.

Ken

> Date:          Tue, 09 Feb 1999 21:10:56 -0800
> To:            techdiver@aquanaut.com
> From:          David Reinhard <reinhard@oc*.co*.au*>
> Subject:       Weight of air.

> 
> Can anyone tell me the weight of air? I am thinking in terms of how many
> cuft to the pound. I sure I have seen a figure for this previously (maybe
> on this list) but can't find it.
> 
> 	Just thought of a second question. Does anyone know how the salinity of a
> salt chlorinated pool would compare with sea water (ie how close would you
> be if you did a bouyancy check in a salt chlorinated pool)?
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