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amygdule: I am going to collect more Rocks to build more Wall. Mar 5, 2021 22:57:44 GMT -5

amygdule: Math Question: How many yards³ of Rocks does it take to build a wall 3 feet tall, 2 feet thick, 100 feet long ? Mar 5, 2021 23:16:00 GMT -5 *

parfive: Prolly just one . . . Tony’s. Mar 5, 2021 23:27:32 GMT -5

Benathema: 22.2 yards^3 Mar 6, 2021 4:48:57 GMT -5

Benathema: Minus some for mortar. Mar 6, 2021 4:49:37 GMT -5

Benathema: and pestle. Mar 6, 2021 4:49:42 GMT -5

Wooferhound: A Wall that big would be exactly One Yard Mar 6, 2021 9:12:54 GMT -5

parfive: A yard is no gimme. Mar 6, 2021 13:28:14 GMT -5

parfive: Mars rover’s first field trip among the rocks . . . 7 yards. Mar 6, 2021 14:21:54 GMT -5

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