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In response to "14,000 pounds of beer to be sold, 16.000 pounds of coke to be sold. -- nm" by Remlik

I have to believe that's wrong.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka kelly) May 30 '10, 07:40

That's only like 60k beverages if they're selling 8oz cups. For 300,000 people, that seems extraordinarily low.

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at 8 oz servings, I come up with 900,000 servings of Coke. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:01 10
- I got the numbers for a local channel so they may have forgotten a zero -- nm - Remlik May 30, 08:10
- 14000lbs = 14k x 16oz...no? divide by 2 = 28k? - Will Hunting May 30, 08:08 6
  - aw crap, you're right, I accidentally went metric in the middle and didn't switch back. But it makes sense for coke syrup. - loosilu May 30, 08:12 5
    - however, one fl ounce is not one ounce of weight. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:15 4
      - I'm not saying the actual #'s here...just this seems factors of tens off to me. - Will Hunting May 30, 08:16 3
        
        I think they did forget a zero. plus, the carry-in beverages is crazy... - Remlik May 30, 08:23 1
        
        considering what they charge for drinks, I'd carry in. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:23
        
        Like I said I can see it for coke syrup. Anyway, I thought you were going nowhere near Indy. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:19
- before adding ice. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:03 1
  - oh, and if that is Coke syrup (do we know?) then it's a lot more than that many servings at the fountain. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:06
he's quoting weight, too. beer is heavier than is soda. -- nm - miss amanda jones May 30, 07:55 2
- it's no diesel -- nm - North Korea s.i. May 30, 08:05
- according to my quick googling, soda is heavier than beer, but both are essentially the same as water. -- nm - loosilu May 30, 08:02
those are numbers from last year. -- nm - Remlik May 30, 07:42

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