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Originally Posted by Rex Grigg
The math doesn't add up.
5 gallons = 1155 cubic inches.
48x12x3 = 1728 cubic inches.
So unless the stuff expands when it gets wet the math is all wrong.
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I think a "5 gallon bucket" actually holds more than 5 gallons. When I have purchased paint in that size buckets the bucket wasn't full. However, I don't see that accounting for the 50% "error" you noted. Also, I'm not sure all of the buckets labeled as "5 gallon buckets" are even supposed to be 5 gallon size - that may be a generic term. Maybe this is the first time in the history of mankind when a product is delivered 50% over in volume!