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Originally Posted by staehpj1
FWIW, your math is pretty fuzzy. Yes it is over 6 pounds, but WAY over. 100 fluid ounces is over a gallon and a half (1.5625 to be exact).
A fluid ounce is a unit of volume, not weight. One fluid ounce of water does not weigh exactly one ounce (thanks, Imperial system). A gallon displaces 128 fluid ounces, but a gallon of water weighs 133 oz.

A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds so 100 ounces of water weighs a hair over 13 pounds.
There are 16 ounces in a pound. 100 ounces/(16 oz/lb) = 6.25 lb
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