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Re: Sulphur Mt. post# 59437

Saturday, 04/05/2008 7:30:31 PM

Saturday, April 05, 2008 7:30:31 PM

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re: "i wonder if this spool is fiber optic cable, from the late Friday trailer load of gear"


Looks to be approx. 50 count of turns on top layer.

Let's say max diam of spool = 8 ft.

Min diam 4 ft, avg. diam 6ft

6ft x 3.14 (pi) = 18.84 ft /turn

8 miles x 5280ft = 42240ft

42240 ft / 18.84 = 2242 turns

2242 / 50 turns per layer = 44 layers

Yup, looks to be around 8 miles of cable on that spool <g>