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Will do!

Thanks! It is all starting to come back now :) I appreciate the help! Michael

40*8*8 = 2560 cu ft ~62 lbs/cu ft 160,000 lbs of water Therefore float. And could hold around 152,000 lbs of cargo before sinking? Is that correct?

It has been many years since my studies in physics and engineering in college. My wife is writing a novel, and had a question that I struggled to answer. If there were a container (empty) constructed of steel with a mass of 8000lbs, with dimensions of 40ft/8ft/8ft (assume inner dimensions)...