Re: [CH] Math problem
Mark McHugh (mchugh@internet-stat.net)
Sun, 02 Apr 2000 22:07:16 -0500
Parkhurst, Scott Contractor wrote:
>
> > If Dr G applied approx 330,000 lbs per acre and the MAX
> > application should have been 5 lbs per 100 sq ft.
> > How far was he off??
>
> By my figuring, I come up with about 757.6 lb/100sq ft.
> That is 151.5 times the max application for a garden. If
> this is an application of lime, it would certainly be enough
> to dispose of dead bodies.
> I know my chiles would be unhappy in a soil with such
> a drastically elevated pH, but what I want to know is:
> Could botulism spores survive?
>
> Scott... just wondering... KCK
Scott's numbers look good to me.
There are 435.6 100sqft sections per acre. Using Byron's figure of lime at 5
lbs/100sqft, you get a max of 2178 lbs/acre.
The doc used 330,000 lbs/acre. A nasty 151.5 times the max.
I doubt those botulinal spores could survive, but God knows it's a strange
world, what with little critters living in volcanic vents on ocean floors.
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Mark McHugh
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