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Old 01-20-2011 | 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by vagabond
Here is one I asked a great Captain at Alaska, whereupon he just stared at me. Silly boy.

Caveat: not an original question.

Will an airplane weigh less if half the people on it go to the lavatory and pee?



I agree with you, Cubdriver, in the answer I will give to an employer stupid enough to ask me such stupid questions.
On the old 727, the sink dumped overboard thru a heated drain mast. So, if they peed in the sink, then yes the airplane weight would be less.

Joe
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