[rescue] FTGH: Sun CPU modules

[Curious George]

--- On Thu, 8/21/08, Sandwich Maker <adh at an.bradford.ma.us> wrote:

> " > > about the USPS flat rate boxes is you can ship *lead* in them
> " > > for the same price!!  :>   I wonder if anyone has actually
> " > > tried that??)
> " > 
> " > There is a weight limit to those boxes of 70 pounds.
> " 
> " <grin>  Oh, I imagine there is *some* weight limit -- I know
> " when used for international shipping it is 20 pounds -- but,
> " for all practical purposes, it wold really be hard to get
> " 70 pounds of *anything* into < ~0.5 cu ft (e.g., filling
> " it with *water* would only be about 30 pounds.... i.e.,
> " shipping "saline" solution)
> 
> sand.

ROTFL!  Ha!  Especially INTERNATIONALLY!!  :>

> i leave as an exercise for the reader -why- one would want
> to mail sand.

Mail some saline in the *next* box (saline == salt water...
sand + salt water = beach party!!)