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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums3000 lbs of petitions
For the recall of Scott walker. (they haven't released the number of signature yet..
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3000 lbs of petitions (Original Post)
mzteris
Jan 2012
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annabanana
(52,791 posts)1. ok.. how much does one ream of paper weigh?
that's 500 sheets, right?
3waygeek
(2,034 posts)2. For standard 20lb office paper...
one ream weighs 5 lbs. 20lb refers to the weight of one ream of "basis size" (17x22) paper -- each sheet of basis is cut into 4 sheets of 8.5 x 11.
joshcryer
(62,287 posts)3. Looks like it's about 5 lbs for 500 sheets.
3000 / 5 * 500 = 300,000 sheets
That's incredible if I did that math right.
joshcryer
(62,287 posts)4. Kick, btw do you have a link to this?
It's probably not 3000 lbs of paper, but the total weight of all the paper, the binding material, the cases and whatnot.
I could be wrong, though.
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)5. Light a fire
Perhaps Walker will get the message and get out of town before night fall.