Writing

Writing again. Back to a story I'd started on awhile back, a tale of airship traders. Resisting the challenge to wank on old sailing terminology, diagrams of airships, and economics of airship trade. How big is a barrel containing 36 gallons of liquid? (c. 10.5 cu. ft., or about 2'8" high and 1'6" in diameter.) How much does it weigh? (c. 288 lbs., if of waterlike density.) How much would an airship with a crew of 8 hauling 12 barrels of sweetmilk need to lift, exclusive of the weight of the ship itself? (c. 3.5 tons.)

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