cubic gallons

[Joel S. Berson]

At 9/22/2005 11:10 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>If the city is producing cubic gallons so as to freeze them as giant
>ice cubes for giant drinks later, the question then would be just
>when the "cubic" gallon is measured, as the volume would contract
>somewhat when frozen.

The volume would increase somewhat when frozen, which is why ice
floats on water.  (One of only a few liquids, I think, that expands
in the solid state.)

Joel