In a message dated Fri, 4 Oct 2002 10:01:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

> Is gasoline that much lighter than water?  "A pint's a
> pound, the world
> around."  i.e. a gallon of water weighs 8 pounds....

Not so !!!   An imperial gallon of water weighs 10 lbs.  an Imperial pint is 20 fluid ozs.
Its only a US gallon of water that weighs 8 lbs.

Cheers, Steve : )