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minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 year agoSince the U.S. weighs in money, here’s my math: Well, there are 6,000 to 8,000 minks in a shitton (article estimation of released mink number courtesy of OP), approximately 8 mink pelts in a mink (guess based on lifespan?), CAD$26 in a mink pelt (source), 0.58 pound sterling to CAD in 2020 (source), and 1 short ton in 2000 pounds = 349 liveweight short ton
minus-squareMonkderZweite@feddit.chlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoMy thought was more like, a mink shits so much per day, so a ton of shit means so much tons of mink. But thanks for the research! Ah shit, now to convert short ton to metric ton.
minus-square🏳️⚧️ 新星 [she/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou’re welcome to post your math, I was shitposting
Since the U.S. weighs in money, here’s my math:
Well, there are 6,000 to 8,000 minks in a shitton (article estimation of released mink number courtesy of OP),
approximately 8 mink pelts in a mink (guess based on lifespan?),
CAD$26 in a mink pelt (source),
0.58 pound sterling to CAD in 2020 (source),
and 1 short ton in 2000 pounds
= 349 liveweight short ton
My thought was more like, a mink shits so much per day, so a ton of shit means so much tons of mink. But thanks for the research!
Ah shit, now to convert short ton to metric ton.
You’re welcome to post your math, I was shitposting