Steel Rods on a 1-ton Truck

You are loading half-inch diameter, 6-foot long steel rods into the bed of a 1-ton pickup. Steel has a density of about 490 pounds per cubic foot. How many of these rods can you load onto the bed of this pickup?

Welding

Author: ehmatthes

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