To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2003 18:41:01 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] bees on the wing
From: ronkean at juno.com
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

According to a recent news report, a truck in Kansas overturned carrying
25 million bees.  A quick check on the internet suggests that 25 million
bees would weigh about two tons.

Suppose that bees inside a closed truck were all flying around inside the
cargo space.  Would the truck then register less weight on a truck scale
than if the bees were just sitting on the floor of the cargo container?

Ron Kean

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