On Feb 13, 2006, at 11:53 PM, Darrell Smith wrote:
>>
> I'm not sure why anyone would use anything other than pennies for
> weight, as long as they will fit in the car. Ounce for ounce they are
> the cheapest item you can get. Why spend five cents for a washer that
> is lighter than five pennies?......
>
> Really, I don't think it's that big an issue, but I wonder at people
> who spend $$$ on lead car weights to put inside a boxcar, when the
> pennies do the same thing for much less cost.
>
> Darrell
>
Darrell,
Not True! I bought lead shot from Cabella's at $15 for 25 pounds.
Pennies worked out to something like three times that cost. I had my
students figure it out for a lab! Now I didn't have to add shipping as
I carried my shot home, but I'd bet you could get shot somewhere
locally. Now if you're talking about those stick on weights marked in
1/2 oz increments, yea they are expensive.
Jamie Bothwell
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